In a respite from the deteriorating air quality, Mumbai and its neighbouring districts like Thane are set to experience intermittent spells of moderate rain and thunderstorms with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounding a yellow alert in the region between Friday and Saturday. According to the weather bureau, rain is here to stay at least until Tuesday.

Even as the southwest monsoon’s withdrawal was announced on October 10, the city has been experiencing thunderstorms with heavy showers since Tuesday evening. A day after Diwali festivities on October 20, heavy showers lashed the region starting from Navi Mumbai and pockets like Badlapur in Thane, to large pockets of Mumbai. Data from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) automatic weather stations showed that between 6 p

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