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 on Sunday. From August 6 onwards, the intensity of the rainfall in the ghat sections in Bhor, Velhe, Maval, Mulshi, Khed, Ambegaon and Junnar tehsils are expected to reduce, the officials added.
Marathwada and Vidarbha regions registered single-digit rainfall on Sunday, with Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar recording 0.5mm and Parbhani 0.2mm.
In Vidarbha, Akola recorded 6mm, Amravati 5mm, Yavatmal 8mm, Wardha 5mm and Nagpur 3mm rainfall. We also published the following articles recently India to record above-normal rainfall in August and September: IMD The India Meteorological Department forecasted above-average rainfall for August and September, likely aided by La Nina conditions. IMD reported a 2% surplus in rainfall since June, due to a wetter-than-usual July.
While most regions will see normal to above-normal rainfall, specific areas like the northeast, Ladakh, and parts of central India will experience below-normal rainfall. This July received highest recorded rainfall in 124 years July broke rainfall records in Goa with 1,986mm, marking the highest total in 124 years. Notably, July 8 saw over 235mm in a single day.
The India Meteorological Department issued nine red alerts due to extreme rainfall. This intense rainfall surpassed records from 1953 and 1931 and was supported by convective systems and an active offshore trough. Pakistan: Lahore records heaviest rainfall in years Lahore experienced record rainfall, flooding homes and hospitals, with 353 millimeters falling in hours.
The previous record was 332 millimeters in July 1980. Schools and offices were closed, with emergency declared. One person died from electrocution, and clean-up operations were initiated.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also faced severe rainfall, leaving 24 dead in recent days..
