Many parts of the state of Maharashtra have been witnessing good rains for the past few days. Moreover, a day before, Nagpur saw massive rains close to 300 mm in 24 hours resulting in flood like conditions over the city.
The last 24 hours have also been rainy for the Konkan region along with some parts of interior Maharashtra as well. In the last 24 hours from 8:30 am on Saturday, Thane recorded 163 mm of rains, Mumbai saw 131 mm, Harnai 85 mm, Bramhapuri 33 mm, Amravati 21 mm, Alibag 36 mm.
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Rains over Konkan region occurred due to presence of active off shore trough and now, moderate to heavy rains with very heavy showers to continue over Konkan. These rains will continue during next five to six days. Adjoining parts of Madhya Maharashtra will see light to moderate rains. Thus, cities of Ratnagiri, Mumbai, Harnai, Mahabaleshwar, Alibag, Thane will see some rains.
Meanwhile, a low-pressure area lies over Northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal coast. As this system is moving west northwestwards, moderate to heavy rain activity will be persisting as well as increasing over Vidarbha, and Marathwada during the next 24 hours.
Cities of Latur, Nanded, Beed, Osmanabad, Yavatmal, Hingoli, Parbhani may receive heavy rains during this time.
Subsequently, after 24 hours, the rain belt will further shift west northwestwards giving rains over northern parts of Vidarbha and North Madhya Maharashtra wherein Buldana, Jalgaon, Aurangabad, Jalna and Dhule, Nashik, Chandrapur, Gadhchiroli, Gondia, Bhandara, Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Akola, Washim next 48 hours.
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