Cyclone Maha nearing north Maha; Heavy rain in Pune now till Nov 7

Shivajinagar recorded 52.3 mm of rainfall upto 8.30 pm, while Wadgaonsheri recorded 47 mm of rainfall on Sunday

PUNE On Sunday evening, cyclone Maha, according to the IMD, is heading down the Arabian sea towards south Gujarat, with impact forecast to most be felt on the north coast of Maharashtra.

Waterlogged roads at Kharadi caught pedestrians as much by surprise as the heavy rain on Sunday. (HT Photo)

“The eastern part of Pune had heavy rain due to a local convective and dense clouds at 12-km height as seen on the radar image,” an IMD statement said.

IMD has now, in the wake of cyclone Maha, forecast rain for the city until November 7.

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shivajinagar recorded 52.3 mm of rainfall upto 8.30 pm, while Wadgaonsheri recorded 47 mm of rainfall.

In areas like Wagholi, Ahmednagar road, NIBM, Wanowrie, and Sinhagad road, 20 minutes of heavy rain had the roads waterlogged.

Drawing out the wider forecast, Anupam Kashyapi, head of Weather, IMD, said,“November 4, 5, and 6 will see rain in some places in Goa, Konkan and central Mahashrashtra, while there will be light to very light rain on November 7, also in Marathawada and Vidharbha.”

On the cyclone Maha impact, Kashyapi said, “There are gale winds, speed reaching 160-170 kmph gusting to 185 kmph, likely over east-central and adjoining west-central and northeast Arabian Sea. Hence, fishermen are advised not to venture into the central and northeast Arabian Sea on November 4, 5 and 6.”