India, Sept. 14 -- After a brief period of sunny days, Mumbai returned to its gloomy, cloudy monsoon self on Saturday, with another two days of intermittent rainfall expected. The rains picked up late evening, as the yellow alert for the day had promised heavy rainfall, gusty winds, with thunderstorms and lightning in isolated areas.

Sunday and Monday too are slated for yellow alerts, with warnings of heavy rainfall in isolated areas. The remaining week has no alerts, and temperatures are expected to rise to 30degC.

The IMD's inference noted a cyclonic circulation over the northwest Arabian Sea and a trough contributing to the conditions. It also hinted at the beginnings of monsoon withdrawal, with favourable conditions, from some parts...