Monsoon comeback: 2 weather systems to bring more rain to Maharashtra from Sunday

PUNE: More rain is in store for parts of Maharashtra in the next few days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an isolated heavy rain warning courtesy two systems.
An upper air cyclonic circulation over South Chhattisgarh and another cyclonic circulation over Telangana and its neighbourhood, and moderately strong westerlies over the Konkan region will bring heavy showers.
Anupam Kashyapi, head of weather forecasting division, IMD, Pune told TOI that the influence of these systems along with an upcoming low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, will cause a quick comeback of the monsoon to Maharashtra, especially in conjunction with moderately strong westerly winds.
“From Friday, rainfall activity in the state will reduce. However, from Sunday evening, rain activity will start increasing again for a short period. Monsoon is likely to be vigorous in Maharashtra from September 27 onwards,” Kashyapi said.
Another system that would aid the upcoming vigorous stint is an imminent low pressure area. According to IMD, a cyclonic circulation over the Myanmar coast and adjoining Gulf of Martaban is extending up to mid-tropospheric levels.
“This system is likely to move north-westwards and emerge in Northeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal. Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to form over the same region around September 24 evening. This low pressure is likely to move west-northwestwards towards Odisha coast during the subsequent 48 hours,” he said. This will further help rainfall increase over Maharashtra.
An IMD forecast on Thursday stated that heavy rainfall at isolated places was likely over Konkan-Goa and Madhya Maharashtra on September 26. Sunday and Monday could also see thunderstorms and lightning in Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada, among other locations in India.
Squally weather with a wind speed of 40-50 kmph to gusts of 60 kmph is also likely over the south-west and west-central Arabian Sea, Gulf of Mannar and Comorin area on Sunday. Fishermen have been advised not to venture out to sea.
On September 27 too, heavy rainfall at isolated places have been forecast over all the four regions of Konkan-Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha.
Kashyapi said both Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada will see subdued rain till September 25, but it will pick up there after from September 26 evening for a couple of days.
Nashik, Pune and Satara are on an alert for thunderstorm with lightning, gusty winds and heavy rain at isolated places in ghats areas for September 26-27.
‘Yellow’ alert for half the districts in Marathwada
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued “yellow” alert for half of the districts, incuding Nanded, Parbhani, Hingoli and Latur, in the rain-battered Marathwada region.