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New Year 2026 starts with heavy rains in Mumbai
Island city experiences morning showers and drizzle
Residents enjoy pleasant, unseasonal weather

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No sunshine as Mumbai wakes up to rains on first day of 2026

Name: No sunshine as Mumbai wakes up to rains on first day of 2026
Uploaded: 2026-01-01T11:21:37.000+05:30
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Description: Mumbaikars welcomed 2026 with unseasonal rains as several parts of the city experienced heavy showers and drizzle on Thursday morning, bringing pleasant weather for residents.

Mumbaikars welcomed 2026 with unseasonal rains as several parts of the city experienced heavy showers and drizzle on Thursday morning, bringing pleasant weather for residents.

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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No sunshine as Mumbai wakes up to rains on first day of 2026

The New Year 2026 began on a rainy note for Mumbaikars as several parts of the country’s financial capital witnessed heavy showers on Thursday morning.

Instead of welcoming the year with the first rays of sunshine, parts of Mumbai, especially the island city, were greeted by rains.

The rains began shortly before 6 am. While it was more intense in several areas, many other places experienced drizzle. The intensity gradually reduced after 6.15 am.

Social media users reacted to the unexpected weather. “Now who would have thought that it's going to rain on the very first day of 2026,” wrote Rahul Bilve on X.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Now who would have thought that it's going to rain on the very first day of 2026!🤔<br><br>Feels like nature's alarm to wake us up for the Stranger Things finale!😂<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiRains?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MumbaiRains</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StrangerThings?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StrangerThings</a></p>— Rahul Bilve (@RahulBilve8) <a href="https://twitter.com/RahulBilve8/status/2006527088430579759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Another user, Muffi Kapadia, wrote, “#MumbaiRains welcoming 2026 with unseasonal showers. Beautiful weather nevertheless.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaiRains?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MumbaiRains</a> Welcoming 2026 with unseasonal rains; or rather also grieving how awful 2025 was. Beautiful weather nevertheless <a href="https://t.co/tAXh5ewtfX">pic.twitter.com/tAXh5ewtfX</a></p>— MUFFI KAPADIA (@muffikapadia) <a href="https://twitter.com/muffikapadia/status/2006525720466796691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The unseasonal rains made the weather pleasant in the city, many residents said.