The rainy season has ended in Maharashtra and Pune district, with normal rainfall overall but a slight deficit in some areas. Shivajinagar recorded a 26% rainfall deficit with 446.2 mm of rainfall for the cumulative period of June 1 to September 30. In Pune, the monsoon arrived on June 25, which has also become the most delayed arrival in the decade. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chinchwad has received 801 mm of rainfall against the normal rainfall of 605.6 mm. Moreover, areas of Pashan and Lohegaon received 556.3 mm and 568.9 mm of rainfall, respectively. Between September 1 and 29, the Pune district received 241.8 mm of rain, which is 36% more than the average of 177.7 mm. An ‘Orange Alert’ is in effect for Kolhapur district, while ‘Yellow Alerts’ have been issued for Pune, Sangli, and Satara districts. Additionally, rain warnings have been issued for select districts in Vidarbha and Marathwada.
“The IMD had forecasted normal to below-normal rainfall for Maharashtra this year. We are happy that the current situation is slightly better than what we expected earlier,” KS Hosalikar, head, Climate Research and Services, IMD Pune, said as per the Hindustan Times.
The subdivisions, namely Central Maharashtra, Vidarbha, and Marathwada, recorded a normal category of rainfall, with Central Maharashtra on the negative side of the rainfall.
Pune’s AQI
The Air Quality Index stood at 119 on Monday.
Weather in Pune during the next 7 days
The maximum temperature will be around 30-31 degrees Celsius, and the minimum temperature will hover around 20–22 degrees Celsius throughout the week.
