Pune: There is no immediate respite from rainfall as India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall for the city till August 10. On Sunday, the city was continuously received spells of rain since morning, with Shivajinagar recording 53. 2mm, Lohegaon 39mm, and Pashan 53.
1mm in the last 33 hours ending at 5.30pm. "Rainfall activity over the city will reduce from Monday (August 5) as the movement of the depression formed over Jharkhand and the neighbourhood is westwards now.
As a result, the monsoon flow over the state will likely weaken in the next 48 hours. Thus, rainfall activity is also expected to reduce," a senior met official said. From August 6 onwards, the city will receive light to moderate rainfall.
The intensity of the rainfall will not high as the city has experienced in the last 24 hours. Also, the city will have cloudy sky conditions throughout the week, the official added. Because of the constant rainfall and consistent cloudy conditions for the last few days over the city, the day temperatures have reduced, with the Shivajinagar and Lohegaon recording 24.
7 degrees C and 24.8 degrees C, which were below normal by 2.8 degrees and 2.
7 degrees, respectively, met officials added. Ghat areas in Pune district will receive heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on August 5. Mahabaleshwar in Satara district recorded 110mm rain during the same period.
Tamhini Ghat in Mulshi taluka recorded 240mm rain in the 24hrs ending at 8.30am.