Heavy rain lashes Maharashtra
NASHIK/PUNE: Spells of heavy rain drove away the winter chill from the city on Friday, even as parts of northern Maharashtra, particularly Nashik district, witnessed hailstorms and unseasonal showers which destroyed crops.
Pune received 34.5mm rain till 8.30pm, while Lohegaon received 8mm rainfall. The IMD has forecast rain and thundershowers for the next 48 hours in Pune. The minimum temperature on Friday touched 18.5 degree C, a staggering 7.3 degrees above normal. The maximum temperature was 29.4 degrees C, about 0.8 degrees above normal.
Weathermen attributed Friday's heavy showers to a trough in the easterlies from the Lakshadweep area to north Gujarat. Oficials said winter may be warmer than usual this year.
In the meantime, over 100 farmers from Rui village in Niphad taluka of Nashik scaled hightension electricity transmission towers demanding immediate and suitable compensation for crop loss, a day after hail and unseasonal rain battered parts of the district.
"The state government has announced relief to villagers only in the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions. Why not anything for those from the rest of Maharashtra"? said Rajendra Kangne, a farmer from Rui village, who scaled a tower.
Sweaters and jackets were replaced by umbrellas and raincoats in the city as heavy rainfall drove away the winter chill here on Friday .
Pune received 34.5mm rain till 8.30pm while Lohegaon received 8mm rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rain and thundershowers for the next 48 hours for Pune.
Moreover, the minimum temperature on Friday touched 18.5 degree C, a staggering 7.3 degrees above normal. The maximum temperature was 29.4 degrees C, about 0.8 degrees above normal. The city received heavy showers on Friday due to a trough in the easterlies from Lakshadweep area to north Gujarat. The rising temperature and showers are uncharacteristic of December, said officials, adding that winter may be warmer than usual this year, considering that Pune experiences winter chill primarily in December.
IMD officials said that the flow of air is moving from the warm southern latitude (a typical north-east monsoon area) towards western India, adjoin ing the coastal region, which is causing warmth in the city .
"The sun has already gone to the tropic of Capricorn, which means that southern parts are warmer. The flow of the air currently is south-easterly. Normally , during this time, western India gets a north-easterly flow," the official said.
Winds that start blowing from the easterly direction can be either north-easterly or south-easterly . When the easterly component strengthens and comes from the southeast, it leads to warmer temperatures, said officials.
The south-easterly flow is therefore doing two things: bringing in warmth from the southern regions towards western India and also bringing in moisture. This moisture is being lifted by the westerly trough, which is causing significant clouding. The clouding in turn is causing night temperatures to rise, said officials. The trough caused clouding all along the west coast, resulting in rains.
The general trend this time indicates that winter may be warmer than usual and this phenomenon is particularly prevalent in the deccan region.Officials said that the tropical convergence zone in the Indian Ocean is very active, causing the easterlies to become very strong this time. "The northeast monsoon continues till December end, and we expect temperature to drop once the period ends," the official added.
Meanwhile, on Friday , the minimum temperature of 18.5 degrees was the highest minimum temperature recorded for Pune since December 1. The highest minimum temperature in November was 20.4 degrees, on November 13.
The highest maximum temperature of the season till now was 33.3 degrees on November 6. The highest maximum temperature in December this time was 31.9 on December 10.
Train services, traffic affected
PUNE: Train services on the Lonavla-Pune section were affected after heavy rains caused an overhead electric wire between Pune and Shivajinagar to snap on Friday evening. Railway officials said the incident took place around 8.10pm on the down line. A suburban was train stranded near Shivajinagar and was later pulled by an engine. The rains also caused traffic jams.P
Pune received 34.5mm rain till 8.30pm, while Lohegaon received 8mm rainfall. The IMD has forecast rain and thundershowers for the next 48 hours in Pune. The minimum temperature on Friday touched 18.5 degree C, a staggering 7.3 degrees above normal. The maximum temperature was 29.4 degrees C, about 0.8 degrees above normal.
Weathermen attributed Friday's heavy showers to a trough in the easterlies from the Lakshadweep area to north Gujarat. Oficials said winter may be warmer than usual this year.
In the meantime, over 100 farmers from Rui village in Niphad taluka of Nashik scaled hightension electricity transmission towers demanding immediate and suitable compensation for crop loss, a day after hail and unseasonal rain battered parts of the district.
"The state government has announced relief to villagers only in the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions. Why not anything for those from the rest of Maharashtra"? said Rajendra Kangne, a farmer from Rui village, who scaled a tower.
Sweaters and jackets were replaced by umbrellas and raincoats in the city as heavy rainfall drove away the winter chill here on Friday .
Pune received 34.5mm rain till 8.30pm while Lohegaon received 8mm rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rain and thundershowers for the next 48 hours for Pune.
Moreover, the minimum temperature on Friday touched 18.5 degree C, a staggering 7.3 degrees above normal. The maximum temperature was 29.4 degrees C, about 0.8 degrees above normal. The city received heavy showers on Friday due to a trough in the easterlies from Lakshadweep area to north Gujarat. The rising temperature and showers are uncharacteristic of December, said officials, adding that winter may be warmer than usual this year, considering that Pune experiences winter chill primarily in December.
IMD officials said that the flow of air is moving from the warm southern latitude (a typical north-east monsoon area) towards western India, adjoin ing the coastal region, which is causing warmth in the city .
"The sun has already gone to the tropic of Capricorn, which means that southern parts are warmer. The flow of the air currently is south-easterly. Normally , during this time, western India gets a north-easterly flow," the official said.
Winds that start blowing from the easterly direction can be either north-easterly or south-easterly . When the easterly component strengthens and comes from the southeast, it leads to warmer temperatures, said officials.
The south-easterly flow is therefore doing two things: bringing in warmth from the southern regions towards western India and also bringing in moisture. This moisture is being lifted by the westerly trough, which is causing significant clouding. The clouding in turn is causing night temperatures to rise, said officials. The trough caused clouding all along the west coast, resulting in rains.
The general trend this time indicates that winter may be warmer than usual and this phenomenon is particularly prevalent in the deccan region.Officials said that the tropical convergence zone in the Indian Ocean is very active, causing the easterlies to become very strong this time. "The northeast monsoon continues till December end, and we expect temperature to drop once the period ends," the official added.
Meanwhile, on Friday , the minimum temperature of 18.5 degrees was the highest minimum temperature recorded for Pune since December 1. The highest minimum temperature in November was 20.4 degrees, on November 13.
The highest maximum temperature of the season till now was 33.3 degrees on November 6. The highest maximum temperature in December this time was 31.9 on December 10.
Train services, traffic affected
PUNE: Train services on the Lonavla-Pune section were affected after heavy rains caused an overhead electric wire between Pune and Shivajinagar to snap on Friday evening. Railway officials said the incident took place around 8.10pm on the down line. A suburban was train stranded near Shivajinagar and was later pulled by an engine. The rains also caused traffic jams.P
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