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Learn MoreNashik (Correspondent): A spell of heavy rainfall is expected to affect Maharashtra over the next five days. According to an alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) at 2:03 PM on May 22, several districts in Konkan, the Western Ghats, Marathwada, and Vidarbha are likely to experience thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rains and gusty winds during this period.
A low-pressure area has developed over the Arabian Sea. The IMD has warned of heavy downpours across various parts of Maharashtra. A cyclonic circulation has formed over the east-central Arabian Sea, extending from the coastal regions of North Karnataka and Goa. This is expected to evolve into a low-pressure system within the next 12 hours and intensify further as it moves northwards over the next 36 hours. Shubhangi Bhute, Head of the Mumbai Regional Meteorological Centre, has predicted heavy rain with thunderstorms over the Konkan region and the Western Ghats of central Maharashtra.
Orange and Yellow Alerts Issued Across Several Districts
An Orange Alert has been issued today for Raigad, Sindhudurg, and Ratnagiri districts, indicating the possibility of very heavy rainfall in isolated places. Rainfall exceeding 100 mm is expected in some areas. Wind speeds are also likely to reach 50 to 60 km/h, according to the IMD.
A Yellow Alert has been declared for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar, forecasting heavy rain. Districts such as Dhule, Nandurbar, Sangli, Jalna, Hingoli, and Parbhani have also been placed under a yellow alert.
Meanwhile, an Orange Alert is in effect for Nashik and the hilly regions of the Ghats. Other districts under orange alert include Ahmednagar, Pune, Beed, Kolhapur, Satara, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), and Solapur, where the IMD anticipates heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms.
