Heavy rain to continue over Pune today: IMD

Under the influence of this system, in the 12-hour period from 5.30 am to 5.30 pm on Wednesday, heavy rain was reported at Solapur – 79 mm, Mahabaleshwar – 49 mm, Ratnagiri – 42 mm, Satara – 24 mm and Kolhapur – 18mm.

Officials of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune, have maintained that heavy rainfall and thunder will continue over parts of the state even on Thursday.

“The well-marked low pressure system lay over south Madhya Maharashtra. This system will further head in the west-northwest direction towards north Konkan. There will be heavy rain over Madhya Maharashtra and Konkan, Goa and Karnataka on October 15,” said officials at IMD, Pune.

Interestingly, the low-pressure system will enter the Arabian Sea and re-emerge as an intensified depression. When the system shifts to the Arabian Sea, the rainfall intensity over the state will reduce.