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Weather forecast from Tuesday 3rd June to Sunday 8th June -

 "Temporary Monsoon" on a break as mentioned !

Ridge along West Coast causing a lull;

Break monsoon conditions to prevail till at least 9th June. During this period, thundershowers may be possible in interior regions of peninsular India such as south Madhya Maharashtra, Telangana, interior Karnataka, parts of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Mumbai:

Monsoon may gain strength from 7th/8th June

 *Hot and humid days with max around 33C and min around 27C. 

*Partly cloudy skies with some passing showers in some parts of city on 3rd and 4th. 

*Days and nights can get warmer and uncomfortable from 5th June onwards as westerly winds to weaken. 

*Some localized thunderstorms likely from 6th to 8th - higher chances for eastern townships in Thane, Raigad districts and along Western Ghats . 

Pune: *Partly cloudy and warmer days with max around 33-34C on 3rd and 4th June. 

*Few light showers likely. Days may get warmer from 5th June onwards, with chances of thunderstorms from 5th to 8th June.  

Ch. Sambhajinagar: Warmer days with good sunshine. Max temperatures around 35-36C. Chance of rain/thunderstorms in few regions of the district from 4th to 8th June.

छ. संभाजीनगर: चांगला सूर्यप्रकाशासह उष्ण दिवस. कमाल तापमान सुमारे ३५-३६ अंश सेल्सिअस. ४ ते ८ जून दरम्यान जिल्ह्यातील काही भागात मेघगर्जनेसह पाऊस पडण्याची शक

 

 May 2025 ....Excessive rains: Mar/Apr/May...Pre Monsoon season

As on 1st May showed :-16% 

 & As on 31st May :+42%

Heavy Record rainfall totals of May 2025

Mumbai Colaba: 503 mms   (ATR)

Mumbai Scruz,:387 mms

Pune : 240 mms (ATR)

Mahabaleshwar: 445 mms ( Normal=67 mms)

Matheran : 551 mms (ATR)

Guhagarh: 707 mms

Mormugao : 700 mms

Panjim: 637 mms ( Normal=65 mms)

Dabolim : 680 mms

Mapusa: 693 mms

----Cherrapunji : 1437 mms--

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Kakkayam Dam, Kerala 1420

Bhagamandala, Karnataka 1270.1 mm

Talakaveri - 1676.8 mm

Kottigehara - 1141.2mm

Hulikal - 1006mm

Courtesy Pradeep John 👆

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Konkan Rainfall 

Courtesy Abhijit Modak 👇👆

Courtesy Abhijit Modak 

RAINFALL FOR THE PERIOD 1-3-2025 to 31-5-2025

 

31st May:

Weather wise, an event full May for Maharashtra...specially for Mumbai and Pune.

1. 26th May, An earliest ever Monsoon setting date for Mumbai. The previous earliest was May to 29th in 1956, , . 

However, this year, we announced a " temporary advance". Now, this has never been termed before anytime. Looking at the initial surge , due to the meandering Low pressure system ( AS 1) over Maharashtra, we coined this term " temporary " as we saw very heavy rainfalls in Mumbai and Interior Maharashtra (Pune Region). 

(all records and figures in previous posts).

Showing a image of our 26th blog post :👇

Rainfall Total of May 2025 (with normal in Brackets)👇

Mumbai:

Mumbai Colaba: 503 mms ( 16mms). ...Record for May beating 218 mms in 1918.

Heaviest 27th 24 hrs fall of 162 mms on 27th May broke the previous May Record of 128 mms in 2000.

Mumbai Scruz: 378 mms ( 18 mms)....Scruz record of 388 mms in 2000 hold good ! 

Mumbai Avg. May month Average Max in 2025 is 33.5c...Day/Night Average 30.0c...Normal Average is 30.5c

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2. Pune:

One of the coolest May on record for Mumbai & Pune....With coldest May Day ever for Pune at 24.8c on 27th...

2025 May Month Max Avg  is 33.2c Normal is 37.3c

Overall day/Night Avg: 25.9c...

May Rains Total:👇

Pune: 240.2 mms ( 30 mms) Record for May beating 182 mm in 1933

Mahabaleshwar: 445 mms ( 67 mms)

Matheran : 551 mms

Guhagarh: 707 mms

Mormugao : 700 mms

Panjim: 637 mms ( 65 mms)

Dabolim : 680 mms

Mapusa: 693 mms

----Cherrapunji : 1437 mms---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

And sure enough, the rains have drastically reduced after 29th.

The days got warmer..as the Monsoon current weakened..

 30th May

Depression BB 2 Location

Well Done IITM..and Prof Mukhopadhyay and his team !

How India’s cutting-edge weather forecast system was built from a lab in Pune

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29th May:

The Depression, BB-2, has crossed into the West Bengal Coast. Will track N/NE.

 

Very heavy rains now will occur in Bangladesh and NE States.

The Axis will move Northwards, As a result>

 30th May - 4th June: 

Mumbai, Pune , Marathwada and Gujarat will see little rainfall. Few Passing showers for Mumbai. 

Hotter days and nights.

Opportunity for completing any pending civil work and water proofing👇

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Current Winds as on 27th with Monsoon Axis:

..From 29th to 7th June.Rains almost to negligible in Mumbai, Pune, Interior Maharashtra, Sambhajinagar and Bharuch.

Axis and winds expected to shift Northwards ..creating a somewhat hiatus in rains