PUNE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said a low-pressure area cover southeast Bihar ould bring rainfall to the state in the next few days, delaying the exit of the monsoon.
The IMD has forecast light to moderate rain for the city from October 4 to October 7, with cloudy conditions to in the afternoon.
On Sunday, the Shivajinagar observatory recorded 19mm of rainfall while Lohegaon recorded 0.4mm rainfall. Rural areas of the district also recorded rainfall with thunder activity in the evening, said Met department officials.
“At present, there is no system over the state. The low-pressure area has formed over southeast Bihar and adjacent areas. The westerly wind is blowing from the Arabian sea over the state. Because of this, all regions of the state are expected to get rainfall for the next few days,” said a senior official.
IMD officials said Madhya Maharashtra, which includes Pune district, is expected to get fairly widespread rainfall for the next few days. The ghat areas of Pune, Satara, and Kolhapur are expected to get isolated heavy rain.
“The withdrawal process is expected to begin from the northeast from October 6. The monsoon withdrawal will be delayed over Maharashtra,” the official added.
Meanwhile, rain in October is expected to hamper soybean crop, most of which is at the harvesting stage across the district. “The district recorded a bumper sowing of soybean this year as it got decent rates last year. Many are in the process of harvesting. Rainfall hamper this,” said adistrict agriculture officials.
