Heavy rain alert for Konkan, Kolhapur and Sindhudurg on Tuesday as Maharashtra swelters in October heat
The weather department has forecast rain in parts of Konkan, western Maharashtra and Marathwada over the coming days, while the rest of the state stays hot.
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Maharashtra is facing sweltering "October heat" on one hand, while a welcome change in the weather is visible on the other. Showers have returned to some select areas.
According to the latest forecast of the weather department, rain may continue in various districts of Konkan, western Maharashtra and Marathwada for the next few days starting today. The rest of Maharashtra will continue to feel the intense heat of the sun.
Today, heavy rain with thunderstorms has been forecast for Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, the Pune ghat area, the Satara ghat area, the Kolhapur ghat area, and Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli and Pune districts. Light showers with lightning are possible at some places in Dhule, the Nashik ghat area, Nashik, Ahilyanagar, Solapur, Beed, Dharashiv, Latur, Nanded and Hingoli districts.
For Tuesday, October 20, a special alert for rain with thunderstorms has been issued for Kolhapur, Sindhudurg and the Kolhapur ghat area. Light showers with lightning are expected in Ratnagiri, the Satara ghat area, Satara, Sangli and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts.
On the same day, light to moderate rain is possible at isolated places in Raigad, Pune, Satara, Beed and Parbhani districts. The weather department has also forecast rain with thunderstorms in Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Sangli, Solapur, Dharashiv, Latur, Nanded and the ghat area of Satara.
For the next three days, light showers with thunder are likely on Wednesday in Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, the Kolhapur ghat area, Kolhapur, Satara, the Satara ghat area, the Pune ghat area, the Nashik ghat area, Nashik, Jalgaon and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts. On Thursday, light rain with lightning is expected in the Kolhapur ghat area, Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts. On Friday, light showers are forecast for the Kolhapur ghat area, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts.
On temperatures, the mercury has crossed 35 degrees Celsius in most parts of the state. In the past 24 hours, Solapur recorded the highest maximum temperature, 37.9 degrees Celsius. People in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar are enduring intense heat and unbearable humidity. Even so, because of this change in the weather, rain has been forecast around October 20 in Mumbai and surrounding areas as well. Rain is possible in parts of Konkan, central Maharashtra and south Maharashtra in the coming days.
According to the extended forecast of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there are clear indications of rain in parts of Konkan-Goa and central Maharashtra between October 22 and 29. Between October 29 and November 5, above-average rain has been forecast in parts of Maharashtra, including south India. However, how much rain actually falls and where will depend entirely on the movement of the weather system.
