Pune: Devotees can expect hassle-free Ganapati immersion after the India Meteorological Department predicted very light rain was likely in the city on Tuesday. The weather was expected to remain partly cloudy and becoming generally cloudy towards afternoon or evening. "There's a deep depression over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Jharkhand, but our region won't be significantly affected," said SD Sanap, scientist at IMD Pune .
"We anticipate very light rainfall on the immersion day with no other weather systems currently influencing Maharashtra," he said. The IMD's Monday forecast predicted fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall over Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh and Konkan & Goa in the next 7 days. Isolated to scattered light to moderate showers are expected over Chhattisgarh, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Gujarat during in the coming week.
There are no weather alerts issued for Maharashtra until Sept 19. Sanap added that rainfall might increase slightly after Sept 22, but it will not be significant. "Models indicate a possible cyclonic circulation over Maharashtra around that time, but it's best to wait for further updates," he said.
The Southwest Monsoon has been vigorous over Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand, but subdued in several other regions, including Marathwada and Vidarbha. In the 24 hours leading up to Monday morning, only isolated places in Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada recorded rainfall. Recent rainfall data from the ghats showed li.