A spell of heavy rain lashes Mahalunge, Balewadi, Sus and Baner areas on Friday
the overall rainfall quantum is likely to remain low, as Nov is generally a dry month for the region While some parts of the state may receive normal to above-normal rainfall.
On the rainfall front, IMD director-general Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said some parts of Maharashtra were likely to receive normal to above-normal rainfall during Nov. So, even if the forecast indicates normal to above-normal rainfall, the actual quantity may not be significant,” Mohapatra said. Explaining the broader rainfall outlook, Mohapatra said normal to above-normal rainfall activity was expected over East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, the northeastern states, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, as well as Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and some parts of Haryana and Gujarat. It is an outlook,” Mohapatra said.
IMD’s maximum temperature outlook for Nov indicates a higher probability of above-normal temperatures across most parts of Maharashtra. The forecast for minimum temperatures, however, presents a mixed picture. Met officials, however, cautioned against interpreting this as an indication of substantial rainfall. “Parts of Maharashtra fall in the normal to above-normal rainfall category in the tercile map for Nov. However, the month generally receives very little rainfall. “There is considerable year-to-year variation in rainfall activity over these areas. So, one has to take the forecast with a pinch of salt.