The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on June 1 informed that the low-pressure area over the Arabian Sea has intensified into a depression. IMD predicted that it will further intensify into a Cyclonic Storm. IMD has warned that the Cyclonic Storm called Nisarga will cross North Maharashtra and South Gujarat coasts late in the evening on June 3. Earlier, IMD had issued red alert for Palghar district (extremely heavy rain) from June 3 onwards, while issued orange alert (heavy to very heavy rain) for Mumbai and Thane for June 3. Once this system intensifies into Cyclone Nisarga, it will be the second cyclone over North Indian Ocean this season this year, first being Cyclone Amphan. Under the influence of the low-pressure system, the IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy over Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, Goa till June 4. Mumbai also woke up to cloudy skies and light rains on the morning of June 1. IMD had predicted rain and thundershowers for Mumbai from June 1 onwards. Maharashtra CM, Uddhav Thackeray on May 31 said it was prepared to deal with the tropical cyclone if it made landfall along the coastline
