PUNE: Rain activity, thundershowers and lightning are likely to continue in parts of Maharashtra, especially Konkan and Madhya Maharashtra, including the city, over the next two to three days.
The November chill, as a result, was likely to be missing from the city for another five to seven days, a senior official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) told TOI on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, November rain lashed several parts of the city, causing instances of power outage. The rain amounts were, however, in single digit in most places. Shivajinagar had received 7.4mm rain, Lohegaon 9.4mm, Pashan 9.2mm, Chinchwad 15mm, Lavale 4.5 mm and Magarpatta got 5mm.
Senior IMD scientist K S Hosalikar, also head of surface instruments division at the Climate Research and Services, IMD, Pune, told TOI, “November rains are not unusual though unexpected as per long-term climatological data. Generally, the southwest monsoon withdraws from the country by mid-October. October is part of the post-monsoon season, which is also the cyclone season. It is thus a favorable period for the formation of low-pressure systems over the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.”
These low pressure systems could then intensify into more intense systems such as well-marked low pressure areas or depressions, he said. “If these systems over the oceans are closer to the land area, they give rain. With the northeast monsoon also being active, various systems can cause moisture incursion over parts of South peninsular India, as well as Maharashtra, aiding the rainfall,” said Hosalikar.
