Two days in the past, the Southwest Monsoon reached Mumbai and North Konkan with a bang. Several areas of the coast, together with Mumbai, recorded between 150 mm and 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.
Despite the monsoon arriving in Pune forward of schedule and three days forward in Mumbai, it has obtained scanty rainfall at first of the season this yr. Between June 6 and 10, the town (Shivajinagar) recorded solely 3.7 mm of rain.
Officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune mentioned that moderate-intensity (15.6 mm to 64.4 mm in 24 hours) rain will proceed within the metropolis until the center of subsequent week.
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“Rainfall in Pune city and district will be of light intensity (2.5 mm to 15.5 mm in 24 hours) on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, rain may intensify to moderate intensity (20 mm – 60 mm in 24 hours). There is a possibility of heavy rainfall in some parts of the city during June 14 to 16,” mentioned Anupam Kashyapi, head, IMD, climate forecasting division in Pune.
Those touring alongside the Ghat areas of Pune ought to observe that the IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall (64.4 mm to 204.4 mm in 24 hours) on the ghats until June 16.
On Friday, a low strain space developed over the Bay of Bengal and is predicted to strengthen and transfer westwards by Sunday.
At current, an offshore trough is persisting between South Maharashtra and Kerala. With the formation of the primary low strain system of the season, westerly winds from the Arabian Sea are anticipated to strengthen from Friday. These three programs collectively will assist in vigorously reworking Monsoon into Konkan and adjoining elements of Madhya Maharashtra.
“There will be heavy to very heavy rains in the Ghats of Pune till June 16 due to strong winds,” Kashyapi mentioned.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
