Maharashtra Weather Alert: IMD Predicts Heavy Rainfall, Thunderstorms From May 21 To 24

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rain over many spaces of Maharashtra within the subsequent 4 days, with the opportunity of thunderstorms and gusty winds from a growing climate development within the Arabian Sea. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Mumbai, a cyclonic circulate is prone to shape over the east-central Arabian Sea off the Karnataka coast. The machine will most likely transform a low-pressure space through May 22 and may just reinforce because it travels northward.

“Rainfall activity is expected to intensify in Maharashtra between May 21 and May 24 due to the influence of the cyclonic circulation,” stated Shubhangi Bhute, a meteorologist on the IMD. She additional mentioned that spaces akin to South Konkan, South-central Maharashtra, and Mumbai shall be impacted.

“There is a possibility of heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms in isolated pockets. Gusty winds ranging from 30–40 km/h, and possibly higher, may also occur in affected areas,” Bhute famous.

Mumbai, Maharashtra: IMD Research Director, Shubhangi Bhute, says, “…Around the 21st, there is a possibility of a cyclonic circulation developing over the central Arabian Sea off the Karnataka coast… Its impact could be seen over South Konkan, South Madhya Maharashtra, and… pic.twitter.com/VmCcpQmkOy
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People and native directors had been requested to be on guard as the elements is prone to stay unsettled over the following few days. The IMD has additionally requested fishermen and coastal citizens to be on their guard, as the ocean prerequisites might be dangerous.

Subsequent updates shall be made to be had because the low-pressure machine deepens.