PUNE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light rain with thunderstorms and cloudy conditions in the evening hours till Tuesday.
“The intensity of the rainfall over the city will reduce from Tuesday but cloudy conditions will prevail throughout the week,” said Anupam Kashyapi, head of the Weather Forecasting Division at IMD, Pune, on Sunday.
“Thunder, lightning and associated moderate to heavy rain is forecast for Pune city and district till Tuesday. And this will mostly be associated with the monsoon withdrawal, when hot conditions developing during the day pave way for thunderstorms towards afternoon or evening hours,” said Met officials.
Humid weather conditions prevailed throughout Sunday with relative humidity ranging between 90-100% at many locations. The day temperature fluctuated between 30- 32 degrees celsius.
Short but intense spells of rain were recorded at Kalyaninagar, Hadapsar, Lavale and close by areas in the afternoon IMD officials said favourable conditions are building for the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from parts of Pune district and areas in Madhya Maharashtra, and it is expected to begin around October 14.
