Although rain showers have already been reported in some parts of the state, they have not been widespread. The weather department has now predicted thunderstorms and rain in several districts, with the possibility of heavy rainfall in Pune district on Monday.
According to the IMD forecast, heavy rainfall is expected in Pune district on Monday. Thunderstorms accompanied by rain are likely in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Kolhapur Ghat, Satara Ghat, Pune Ghat, Ahilyanagar, Sangli, Satara, Latur and Dharashiv districts.
Light rain accompanied by lightning is also likely in Nanded, Nashik Ghat, Solapur and Nashik districts.
On Tuesday, November 3, the weather department has issued a warning of rain accompanied by lightning in Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Kolhapur Ghat, Latur, Nanded, Yavatmal, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts.
Light showers accompanied by lightning are expected in Nashik Ghat, Nashik, Pune Ghat, Satara Ghat, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Pune, Ahilyanagar, Solapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Parbhani, Hingoli, Beed and Dharashiv districts.
The rainfall activity is likely to continue on Wednesday, November 4. The IMD has issued a warning of rain accompanied by lightning in Kolhapur, Kolhapur Ghat, Washim, Yavatmal, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts.
Light showers are expected in Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Nashik Ghat, Nashik, Pune Ghat, Satara Ghat, Satara, Sangli, Pune, Ahilyanagar, Solapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Beed, Dharashiv, Latur, Hingoli, Nanded and Parbhani districts.
Meanwhile, Cyclone Murasu over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a severe cyclonic storm early Monday. At the time, it was located over the west-central Bay of Bengal, 160 kilometres east-southeast of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, 180 kilometres northeast of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, 180 kilometres east-southeast of Kavali, 210 kilometres southeast of Ongole and 240 kilometres south of Machilipatnam.
The cyclone is expected to move in a northwesterly direction and make landfall along the coast of south Andhra Pradesh between Nellore and Narasapur, south of Ongole, as a severe cyclonic storm.
The expected landfall window is between 11.30 pm on Monday and 4 am on Tuesday.
At the time of landfall, wind speeds are likely to reach 100 to 110 kilometres per hour, with gusts reaching up to 120 kilometres per hour.
The intensity of the cyclone is expected to decrease after it crosses the coast. By Tuesday morning, wind speeds are likely to reduce to 70 to 80 kilometres per hour, and the system is expected to weaken into a cyclonic storm.
By Tuesday evening, the cyclone is likely to weaken further into a deep depression. The IMD has forecast that it will turn into a depression by the early hours of November 4.
With Cyclone Murasu approaching the Andhra Pradesh coast and its associated weather system expected to influence rainfall across Maharashtra, the next three days are likely to see thunderstorms and showers across several districts of the state.
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