Showers elude Shivajinagar, heavy downpour in parts of Konkan

Pune: Shivajinagar did not record any rainfall and Lohegaon experienced just 1mm showers till Wednesday evening, while some places in Konkan registered heavy precipitation.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) did not rule out the possibility of moderate to heavy rainfall at isolated places in Pune district and the region within its 50km radius till Thursday morning.Weather forecast for Pune was updated to moderate rainfall till July 16. Thereafter, the city might witness light to moderate rainfall till July 19 and light showers thereafter, till 21 July.
Anupam Kashyapi, head of weather, IMD, Pune said, “Pune is on the leeward side of Western Ghats, which is why, on and off the city experiences light rain or no rain. Good rain continued in Konkan and Pune ghat areas on Wednesday. Pune ghat areas will continue to have a heavy to very heavy rain forecast at isolated places for Thursday.”
He said, “The rain in parts of the state have been the result of east-west sheer zone over Maharashtra, coupled with an offshore trough off north Karnataka/south Konkan coast to Kerala coast. There is also an upper air cyclonic circulation over north Konkan.” During next five days, Konkan-Goa is likely to get widespread rainfall. Madhya Maharashtra is likely to get widespread rainfall on Thursday.