IMD forecasts heavy rain in Maharashtra ghats, river basins

PUNE: River basins and ghats in parts of Maharashtra might receive heavy rainfall at isolated places during the next few days, said the Met department.
According to a forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday, Pune may receive moderate showers next few days. These showers could be accompanied with thunder and lightning activity till September 11, said Anupam Kashyapi, head of weather, IMD, Pune.

Some parts of the city have been receiving intense spells of rain because of convective activity, as the day temperatures has soared to above-normal levels. On Wednesday, the highest temperature in Shivajinagar was 33.1°C — as much as 4.6 degrees above normal. In Lohegaon, it was 32.9°C, around 4 degrees more than normal.
As per the IMD records, the rainfall in the two locations was nil from 8.30am to 5.30pm on Wednesday. But there were reports of sporadic showers in different parts of the city late in the evening.
Kashyapi said, “Mainly, the upper air circulation and offshore trough are supplying moisture in southern-western parts of our state. But monsoon current does not seem much strong till September 11. There would be instances of clouding interspersed with sunlight for a couple of days because of this reason. The day temperature in Pune may hover between 32°C and 34°C, which could result in isolated to scattered (in some parts of the city) local instability. As a result, there could be formation of convective clouds during the evening with moderate rain, along with an intense spell, and thunder activity till September 11.”
Kashyapi said the monsoon is expected to be strong for a couple of days again in Maharashtra from September 12, in association with the formation of a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal on September 13. It means, the rainfall in parts of Maharashtra is likely to increase from September 12-13.