Weather news live updates: Heavy rain likely in Mumbai; Red alert in 5 Kerala districts

WEather tidings unrecorded updates: With the betimes oncoming of the sou'-west monsoon, the India Meteorological Department has issued rain alerts for several parts of Maharashtra, other cities across India.Mumbai, Kerala, Delhi, and Tamil Nadu have all been receiving rainfall in the past couple of days. IMD classified Delhi's Sunday rainfall alone as "heavy", making it the city's second-highest 24-hour May rainfall ever recorded. Temperatures also took a dip overnight, with mercury dropping 10 degrees at Safdarjung within 75 minutes.Mumbai rainsHeavy rain battered Mumbai on Sunday night, resulting in waterlogged roads and traffic snarls across the city. The weather department has issued red and orange alerts for several parts of the city and Maharashtra.Mumbai is forecast to have a generally cloudy sky with heavy rain on Monday. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at around 31 degrees Celsius, while the minimum is expected to be 24 degrees Celsius.Kerala weatherIMD issued a red alert for five districts in Kerala on Monday -- Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Malappuram.Meanwhile, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram are all under orange alert.The minimum temperature is likely to settle at 24 degrees Celsius, while the maximum is expected to be around 31 degrees Celsius.Weather news | Key pointsHeavy rain lashed Delhi early on Sunday, with reports of severe waterlogging and flooding on roads in several parts of the capital.The national capital is forecast to receive thunderstorms with rain on Monday. The minimum temperature is likely to be at 25 degrees Celsius, while the maximum is expected to be around 33 degrees Celsius.Delhi recorded its wettest May since record-keeping began in 1901, the IMD said. The month's cumulative rainfall touched 186.4 mm, overtaking the previous all-time record of 165 mm, which was set in May 2008.In view of the rain alert in Kerala, a holiday has been declared for all educational institutions on Monday in Thrissur, Wayanad, Kasaragod, Ernakulam, and Idukki.Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are also likely to receive very heavy and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on May 26, along with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds, IMD's weather bulletin read.The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) deployed special teams to Baramati and Indapur tehsils in Maharashtra's Pune after torrential rain battered the areas on Sunday. Officials said Baramati tehsil received 83.6 millimetres of rain during the day, while the figure was 35.7 mm for Indapur.