However there are a select few ares which are forecast to avoid the storm, with WX Charts predicting eight areas will avoid the the torrential downpour. Aberdeenshire, Somerset, Middlesex, Kent, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire are not expected to be impacted by the storm.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who reviewed the flood situation with the disaster management department, said the next 48 hours would be crucial for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts, which remain on high alert. Heavy rainfall continues to lash several parts of Mumbai.

BRITS are facing a wet and windy Bank Holiday – with the tail end of Hurricane Erin expected to hit the country this weekend. The Met Office has warned that the major category three

New weather maps show the massive wall of rain descending on the country towards the end of the month - when temperatures also look set to fall from their recent highs

Due to incessant rainfall and a red alert from the IMD, the BMC declared a holiday for Mumbai schools, colleges, and private offices (excluding essential services) on August 19.

Fair conditions early tonight with clouds rolling in towards morning. Rain will be developing north to south across the state on Wednesday with breezy conditions and cool temperatures not out of the 6

The Met Office says high pressure, which has kept conditions settled and cool, will be pushed aside by powerful Atlantic systems linked to Hurricane Erin by the end of the month

A Monorail train in Mumbai halted due to a power failure amid heavy rains, stranding approximately 200 passengers. Rescue operations were conducted, and an inquiry has been ordered into the incident.