<p> <br />"After hitting Goa on Sunday with good rainfall, the south-west monsoon reached Ratnagiri with good precipitation up 70 mm on Sunday night," said Dr Sati Devi, director, Regional Meteorological office.<br /><br />"In both Goa and Ratnagiri, there was hardly any rainfall on Monday," Director Sati Devi added.<br /><br />Weak currents<br /><br />Asked whether the conditions are favourable for the monsoon to hit Mumbai in the next 48 hours, she said: "Monsoon currents are still weak and favourable conditions are not seen. We expect rains within two or three days if the monsoon currents become favourable," she added.<br /><br />Meanwhile, other parts of Maharashtra continued to experience pre-monsoon rains, she said.<br /><br />The city's forecast for the next 24 hours, the weather bureau said, would be partly cloudy with possibility of light rains or thunderstorm in some areas.<br /><br />Maximum temperature in the city recorded is 34 degree celsius and minimum being 29 degree celsius.<br /><br />The south-west monsoon, set in at Andaman Nicobar Islands on May 20 and Kerala on May 23 almost a week before time, was slowed down due to the cyclone "Aila" which hit West Bengal.</p>
<p> <br />"After hitting Goa on Sunday with good rainfall, the south-west monsoon reached Ratnagiri with good precipitation up 70 mm on Sunday night," said Dr Sati Devi, director, Regional Meteorological office.<br /><br />"In both Goa and Ratnagiri, there was hardly any rainfall on Monday," Director Sati Devi added.<br /><br />Weak currents<br /><br />Asked whether the conditions are favourable for the monsoon to hit Mumbai in the next 48 hours, she said: "Monsoon currents are still weak and favourable conditions are not seen. We expect rains within two or three days if the monsoon currents become favourable," she added.<br /><br />Meanwhile, other parts of Maharashtra continued to experience pre-monsoon rains, she said.<br /><br />The city's forecast for the next 24 hours, the weather bureau said, would be partly cloudy with possibility of light rains or thunderstorm in some areas.<br /><br />Maximum temperature in the city recorded is 34 degree celsius and minimum being 29 degree celsius.<br /><br />The south-west monsoon, set in at Andaman Nicobar Islands on May 20 and Kerala on May 23 almost a week before time, was slowed down due to the cyclone "Aila" which hit West Bengal.</p>