Monsoon not to be affected: IMD

Speaking to The Indian Express, IMD spokesperson said that premonsoon thundershower activity is independent of the monsoon and both are altogether separate meteorological phenomena caused by different factors.

He said, 8220;Because of intense heat vertical motion in the air sets in and there is good incursion of moisture. As a result of this the vertically developing clouds are formed. These clouds called cumulonimbus clouds involve lightening and thunder. As a result the precipitation sets in and leads to thundershowers. In case of monsoon it is stratus clouds which cause rain.8221;

Meanwhile, Puneites heaved a sigh of relief as the maximum temperature dropped to 37 degree Celsius in the city on Sunday. The drop in temperature brought great relief to the troubled citizens who had been subjected to intense hot weather conditions prevailing in the city since past one week.

There was also a substantial drop in the minimum temperature which was recorded at 21.7 today. The minimum temperature also had remained unusually above 24 degree Celsius on several occasions in the past week.