Mumbaikars woke up to cloudy skies and strong winds on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) with no significant rainfall recorded in the morning, providing a temporary respite from two days of heavy downpours that disrupted normal life.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange warning, forecasting heavy rain and gusty winds in the metropolis, officials said.
All government, private and public schools and colleges in Mumbai will remain closed on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) as a precautionary measure, officials said.
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On Monday (July 6, 2026), incessant rain brought Mumbai and neighboring areas to a near standstill. Many roads were flooded, trees were uprooted, and several cases of walls and billboards collapsing were reported.
The Virar-Vasai stretch in neighboring Palghar district has been inundated since Monday morning (July 6, 2026), although the water level gradually receded after the intensity of rainfall eased in the evening.
The first local train departed from Virar to Churchgate in south Mumbai at 3:57 am on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), a Western Railway official said.
According to commuters, Western Railway suburban trains were running behind schedule by 20-25 minutes, while Central Railway suburban trains were delayed by 10-15 minutes.
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) metro and buses operated normally.
The IMD has forecast intermittent rainfall in Mumbai and suburbs on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), with heavy to very heavy rain likely at isolated places, civic officials said.
They said intermittent gusty winds reaching speeds of 60-70 km/h were also very likely, prompting authorities to advise people to exercise caution.
The orange alert issued by the IMD indicates that people should be prepared for extremely bad weather that could cause severe disruptions, transport delays and power outages, the official said. It is on the third level of the four-level color system, located above yellow and below red.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the island city received an average rainfall of 46 mm during the 24 hours ending at 8 am on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), while the eastern and western suburbs received 77 mm and 78 mm respectively.
The next high tide of 3.93m is expected at 4.34pm on Tuesday (7 Jul 2026) and another high tide of 3.41m is forecast at 5.43am on Wednesday (8 Jul 2026). Low tides are expected at 11:02 pm on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) and at 11:07 am on Wednesday (July 8, 2026), the BMC said.
Traffic on the carriageway of the Missing Link Bypass section of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway leading into Mumbai resumed on Monday night (July 6, 2026) after it remained closed for over 18 hours due to a landslide caused by heavy rains overnight, officials said.
This was announced by a senior official of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC). PTI traffic resumed at 22:10 after safety checks were completed at the site affected by the landslide.
The roadway leading to Mumbai was closed following a landslide near the exit of Tunnel 2, the longest Missing Link tunnel through the Sahyadri Mountains, around 4 am on Monday (July 6, 2026).
Four people, including three members of a family, were killed in a landslide and a wall collapse, while two others were swept away in separate rain-related incidents as heavy downpour lashed Pune district on Monday (July 6, 2026), prompting authorities to rescue or shift more than 500 people to safer places.
Heavy rains triggered numerous landslides across the district, including one in Patan village in Mawal tehsil that claimed the lives of three members of a family, officials said.
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Lonavala, a popular hill station located in Pune district, received a whopping 670 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 7 am on Monday (July 6, 2026), according to official data.
In Pune district, landslides have occurred at 22 places in the last two days, officials said.
Published – Jul 7, 2026 11:17 AM EST.