Pune: Moderate to heavy rain expected in the afternoons or evenings for the next 48 hours, IMD issues yellow alert
Pune, August 19, 2024: Continuing the trend from the last two days, weather experts are forecasting similar weather phenomenon to pound the city for the next 48 hours.
Anupam Kashyapi, former head of weather forecasting division, IMD Pune says there are chances of cumulonimbus cloud formation towards the afternoon to evening, resulting in moderate to isolated heavy rain in Pune city, the entire district and southwest to central Maharashtra.
Why this Pre-Monsoon Like Rain Now?
Kashyapi said this kind of rainfall is due to the absence of enough moisture to cause monsoon like continuous rains. “RADAR image shows that the state has moisture but not enough to cause continuous monsoon like rainfall. This has led to cloudy skies and an increase in day time temperature,” he said.
The high-day time temperature and moisture in the air has led to IMD to forecast the mild to medium rainfall in various parts of the district and city for the next 3-4 days.
Typically, the rainfall starts in the evening after a day time marked by discomfort and heat. Thunder and lighting with wind is expected to accompany the rains. Mostly the rains get over within two hours.
IMD Places Pune on Yellow Alert
India Meteorological Department has placed the entire Pune district on yellow alert for thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, heavy rainfall & gusty winds at isolated places till August 22.
IMD has issued a similar yellow alert for almost the entire state of Maharashtra except Mumbai, a few districts in Marathwada, Vidarbha on some days.
