The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that conditions are favorable for further advance of the southwest monsoon into more parts of Maharashtra over the next four to five days. Pune may experience light rain with likely thunderstorms and lightning this week.
Monsoon Progress Across India
However, there is still time for the monsoon to completely set in over the state even as it advances into the remaining parts of Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, as well as some more parts of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and south Chhattisgarh, according to an IMD weather report.
Heatwave in Marathwada and Vidarbha
Marathwada and Vidarbha regions may witness hot weather, with heatwave conditions in isolated pockets over the next three to four days. IMD has said rain may occur in many locations across Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Konkan and Vidarbha during the week.
Normal Onset Dates
IMD officials said the normal onset of the monsoon begins in south Konkan (Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri) between June 7 and 8, before hitting Kolhapur on June 9, Pune on June 10, Mumbai on June 11 and Ahilyanagar on June 12. It typically reaches Marathwada, including Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, by mid-June, covering north Maharashtra and Vidarbha, including Jalgaon and Nagpur, between June 15 and 18.
Pune Weather Forecast
The IMD has forecast rain for Pune this week and said the city would witness “mainly clear skies becoming partly cloudy towards the afternoon or evening” on Monday. It said that for the following three days, the city is likely to experience “mainly clear skies becoming partly cloudy towards the afternoon or evening, with thunderstorms, lightning and light rain likely.”
Weather Systems Across Country
A number of weather systems are present across the country currently, influencing both rainfall and heat, said IMD. These include a trough from the west-central Bay of Bengal off south coastal Andhra Pradesh to south Tamil Nadu, another trough from central Uttar Pradesh to north Madhya Maharashtra and a third trough from west Rajasthan to Gangetic West Bengal.
Advisory for Fishermen
The IMD has advised fishermen to not venture into specific marine areas between June 14 and 19. In the Bay of Bengal region, warnings are in place for the Gulf of Mannar, Comorin, the Sri Lanka coasts and over many parts of the south Bay of Bengal from June 14 to 19, over the southwest Bay of Bengal on June 14 and along the south Myanmar coasts adjoining the east-central and northeast Bay of Bengal from June 14 to 16. Warnings also apply along and off the Odisha coasts adjoining the northwest Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea from June 14 to 17.
In the Arabian Sea, fishermen have been urged to avoid areas along and off Somalia adjoining parts of the southwest and west-central Arabian Sea, as well as along and off the Oman coast adjoining the northwest Arabian Sea from June 14 to 19, extending to the northeast Arabian Sea from June 16 to 19.
