{
  "id": 7070306,
  "title": "Mumbai Rains: Yellow Alert Issued As Moderate Showers Lash City; Thunderstorms, Gusty Winds Likely",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/mumbai-rains-yellow-alert-issued-as-moderate-showers-lash-city",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T05:25:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-rains-yellow-alert-issued-as-moderate-showers-lash-city-thunderstorms-gusty-winds-likely-mumbai-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai awoke to moderate rain on Sunday after a prolonged dry spell. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Yellow Alert for the city and surrounding metropolitan area, forecasting light rainfall and isolated thunderstorms with gusty winds up to 40-50 kmph. Residents are advised to exercise caution during thunderstorms and lightning activity. The city recorded 4.46 meters of high tide at 1:05 PM, with an average of 52-73 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours across three regions. Mumbai experienced its driest August on record, with rainfall less than 200 mm, and air quality remained moderate, with an AQI of 69.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Mumbai woke to moderate rain on Sunday as showers continued across the city. The city was hit by rain after a long period of dry weather. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light rainfall at several places during the day, while a Yellow Alert has been issued for Mumbai and the metropolitan region. Generally cloudy sky with few spells of moderate rain/thundershower…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Heavy downpour, thunderstorms set to hit parts of Maharashtra; Yellow alert in Mumbai",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/heavy-downpour-thunderstorms-set-to-hit-parts-of-maharashtra-yellow",
        "published": "2026-09-13T07:13:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}