New Delhi, May 26 -- In the latest Maharashtra weather update, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Ratnagiri, for today, May 26. The weather department has issued rainfall alert until May 30.

The IMD alert indicates the possibility of extremely heavy showers that could disrupt daily life and cause waterlogging or traffic delays in low-lying areas.

The southwest monsoon made its onset over Mumbai on Monday, May 26, more than a fortnight before its normal date, with IMD officials saying it is the earliest arrival of rains in the country's financial capital in 75 years.

"Southwest monsoon made its onset over Mumbai o...