Rain waterlogging Vidyanagar after Tuesday’s rain
Chinchwad recorded the highest rainfall, with its cumulative rainfall rising from 57mm at 8.30am to 104.5mm by 8.30pm on Tuesday, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) observations. Among other locations, Magarpatta recorded 23.5mm rainfall till 8.30pm, followed by NDA (19mm), Koregaon Park (17mm), Lohegaon (13mm) and Shivajinagar (7.3mm). Rain had already been reported across several parts of Pune district during the 24-hour period ending 8.30am on Tuesday. Purandar received 42.5mm rainfall, followed by Talegaon (34.5mm), Dhamdhere (33mm), Shirur (26.5mm), Indapur (26mm), Kurvande (18.5mm), Daund (6mm), Pashan (6mm) and Shivajinagar (5.7mm). Though reflected in the 24-hour rainfall chart, most of this precipitation occurred overnight between Monday and Tuesday.
Lavale recorded no rainfall during the period, while data from Pashan was awaited till going to press.
Day temperatures are expected to remain around 30°C.
This combination can trigger strong upward movement of air and rapid development of cumulonimbus clouds, resulting in thunderstorms, lightning and short-duration spells of moderate rain,” the official said. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds accompanied the rain in some areas, intensifying in the evening and causing waterlogging in several Pimpri Chinchwad localities. IMD has forecast similar weather for Wednesday. The weather office has predicted partly cloudy skies becoming generally cloudy towards the afternoon or evening, with thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light to moderate rain very likely. An IMD official attributed the weather to moisture incursion over the region combined with local heating. “The heating warms the lower atmosphere, while the availability of moisture provides the water vapour needed for cloud development.
Pune: Moderate to heavy showers drenched parts of Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and the district on Tuesday evening, ending weeks of largely dry weather. IMD had forecast thunderstorm activity for Tuesday, and similar conditions are expected to continue on Wednesday.