Thundershowers sweep city, likely over next few days too
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Pune: Thundershowers accompanied by strong gusty winds swept across several parts of Pune city on Friday evening, bringing respite from heat.
It started to rain around afternoon and the intensity varied in different localities, with some areas experiencing only light showers.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) data said Pashan recorded the highest rainfall at 19.8mm, followed by Narayangoan at 18mm and Rajgurunagar at 17.5mm. Shivajinagar area received 15.2mm of rainfall, while the NDA area saw 7.5mm.
Dhamdhere recorded 4.5mm, several areas including Koregaon Park, Nimgiri, Kurvande and Chinchwad received rainfall of just 0.5mm each. Malin recorded 1mm during the same period.
Weather observations at 5.30pm on Friday revealed high humidity levels across monitoring stations. Shivajinagar reported 89% relative humidity, Lohegaon 77%, while Chinchwad, Magarpatta and Koregaon Park areas showed 86%, 82% and 91% relative humidity, respectively.
An IMD official said the primary reason for Friday's thundershower activity was moisture incursion from the trough from south Madhya Maharashtra to Coastal Andhra Pradesh across North Interior Karnataka and Telangana at 1.5km above mean sea level, coupled with day time heating.
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Weather forecast for the coming days indicates continued possibilities of thunderstorm activity. IMD's local forecast for Pune and neighbouring areas is partly cloudy skies which may become generally cloudy towards the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely over the next few days.
Maximum temperature is expected to hover around 30°C-33°C, while minimum temperature will range between 23°C-24°C. The weather department has advised residents to stay alert during noon/evening hours when thunderstorm activity is most likely to occur.
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