As Skymet Meteorology Division in India had forecasted, the dry spell in west coast has ended as many cities situated on the coastline received light to moderate rain showers in the last 24 hours.

Punalur in Kerala received 89 mm of rain, while Pune, Harnai and Honnavar observed rain above 40 mm during last 24 hours. The rain was 29 mm for Nasik, 21 mm for Ratnagiri and 2.9 mm for Mangalore. Mumbai received only 2 mm of rain.

West coast had been observing a rain deficit of up to 70% on a daily basis in the last few days but due to moderate rain in the recent span, the deficit is expected to come down for many parts.
September is a monsoon month for the west coast, unlike other regions including northeast where Southwest monsoon begins to retreat. However, the coast did not receive any significant rain for almost 5 days.

Reasons for Rain showers

The cyclonic circulation that had come over Tamil Nadu , Andhra Pradesh  and adjoining Bay of Bengal moved inland and later shifted to Kerala, Karnataka and adjoining Arabian sea leading to rain showers over the west coast.  

Additionally the effects of cyclonic circulation brewing in the India Ocean near Comorin region were seen near Kerala that further accentuated the rain activity over the west coast.

Forecast for next 48 hours
After providing some relief in the form of rain showers, the circulations are expected to move away from the coast resulting in reduction of spatial coverage and intensity of the rainfall.