The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for light to isolated moderate rainfall in Pune and other districts of Maharashtra for the next three days. The northern part of the state will experience more rainfall in the coming days. The active monsoon conditions are expected to reduce rainfall deficiency in Maharashtra.
With the state experiencing active monsoon conditions again, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for light to isolated moderate rainfall for the next three days in Pune and other districts of Maharashtra. The northern part of the state will experience more rainfall in the coming days, IMD officials said.
The IMD has forecast a gradual increase in rainfall over the next three to four days in Pune. Pune city has been issued a yellow alert on September 15. After that, rainfall will increase in the city and orange alerts have been issued for September 16 and 17. Accordingly, the city is likely to experience widespread good rainfall over the weekend. Thereafter, a slight reduction in rainfall is forecast by the IMD and a yellow warning has been issued for September 18. According to weather experts, the active spell will help reduce rainfall deficiency in Maharashtra to some extent, especially in the districts in north Maharashtra that will benefit more in the upcoming active monsoon conditions.
Vaishali Khobragade, meteorologist from the Weather Forecasting Division, IMD Pune, said, “A low-pressure area over the northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal intensified into a well-marked low-pressure area, and now lies over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coasts. It is likely to move across Odisha and Chhattisgarh during the next two days. A trough runs from northeast Rajasthan to the centre of the well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coasts across northwest Madhya Pradesh, southeast Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand in lower tropospheric levels. A cyclonic circulation over southeast Uttar Pradesh and adjoining Madhya Pradesh in lower tropospheric levels. The monsoon trough lies to the south of its normal position. Under the influence of these systems, Maharashtra is likely to experience active monsoon conditions till September 17.”
