“The prolonged ‘Break Monsoon’ phase has resulted in low deficient rainfall in August. The August deficiency is 36 per cent. But there is light on the horizon, low pressure in the Bay has formed, which can track inland, and ‘force’ the now stuck Monsoon Axis Southwards. The low pressure is expected to move inland and bring a partial recovery in rainfall, in Chattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra,” said Rajesh Kapadia of Vagaries of Weather, a private weather blog.

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Kapadia added, “Mumbai will see a partial increase in rainfall from Sunday, August 20. It can continue with thunder next week.” The meteorologist from Skymet Weather, a private weather forecasting agency said: “However, in view of the low-pressure area forming in Bay of Bengal and moving inland, coming closer to Madhya Pradesh, bringing south-westerlies along the coast which will bring in some rainfall for the city of Mumbai for a change.”