Low pressure area activates monsoon over Maharashtra again

PUNE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday stated that the monsoon had become active once again over Maharashtra in the past two days.
“A low pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal. It is located over the coastal areas of Odisha. It is likely to move west and north westwards. The monsoon trough is now passing through New Delhi, Varanasi, centre of the low pressure area and the Bay of Bengal. A trough line is extended from the low pressure area to the north of Tamil Nadu. Because of these weather phenomena, moisture incursion is taking place over Maharashtra. As a result, all four meteorological divisions of the state have started receiving rainfall in the last two days,” a senior IMD official said.
Rainfall activity in August has remained subdued due to the absence of a weather system over the state, said the Met official. Pune district has reported over 60% rainfall deficit in August. The district has received 373.2 mm seasonal rainfall, which is 30.2 mm below normal, since June 1, IMD records revealed.
The Konkan and Goa region received widespread rain with isolated heavy rainfall in some pockets in the past 72 hours. Madhya Maharashtra districts, including Pune, have started getting fairly widespread rainfall. “The ghat sections in this region have received heavy to very heavy rainfall as well,” said the official.
On August 20 and 21, some districts in Marathwada region are expected to get scattered to moderate rainfall. Some areas of Jalna and Parbhani districts are also expected to get isolated heavy rainfall in the coming days. Similarly, the Vidarbha region is likely to get scattered widespread rainfall for the next couple of days.
“Pune city is expected to get light rainfall, while its outskirts may get isolated moderate rainfall. The ghat section of the district will get isolated heavy rainfall. On August 22 and 23, the moisture incursion over Pune district is expected to increase. This might result in more rainfall. The city’s day temperature would hover between 26ºC and 27ºC for the next few days,” the official said.
Rainfall activity in the district remained subdued on Wednesday. Shivajinagar and Lohegaon got 0.4mm and 0.2mm of rain, respectively.