Rain to ease in Maharashtra from tomorrow, yellow alert today for Konkan, Vidarbha
IMD says rain intensity will drop from September 15 after yellow alerts in several districts today
Maharashtra has seen light to heavy rain in parts of the state over the last two days, but the rainfall has not been uniform across the state, leaving people in several districts still waiting for good rain. Heavy rain is expected today in some districts of Konkan and Vidarbha. However, the weather department says that from tomorrow, September 15, 2026, the intensity of rain across the state will start to decrease again.
Today, September 14, a yellow alert for heavy rain has been issued for some places in Palghar, Thane, Nandurbar and the ghat areas of Nashik. A yellow alert has also been issued for Akola, Amravati, Buldhana and Nagpur districts of Vidarbha in view of the possibility of rain with thunder and lightning. Meanwhile, Pune, Ahilyanagar, Beed, Parbhani and Nanded districts are expected to remain mostly cloudy with light rain.
According to the weather department's four-day forecast, the intensity of rain in the state will start to decrease from Tuesday, September 15. On this day, the sky will remain cloudy, and only a few places in Jalna, Beed and Solapur districts may see light rain.
After that, on Wednesday, September 16, cloudy conditions with rain are expected at some places in Satara and Sangli districts. On Thursday, September 17, only cloudy skies with light rain are likely at some places in Ahilyanagar, Pune, Satara and Sangli districts.
According to weather scientists, the monsoon axis currently runs from the east-central Arabian Sea through Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and north Chhattisgarh straight up to Jharkhand. A cyclonic circulation is active at height over the north-west Bay of Bengal and surrounding areas, at an altitude of 1.5 to 3.1 kilometres near the coastal areas of north Odisha and West Bengal, along with the north-west Bay of Bengal.
In addition, the low-pressure area at a height of 4.5 kilometres, linked to a cyclonic circulation over south-west Rajasthan, adjoining Gujarat and south-west Madhya Pradesh and extending to the west-central Bay of Bengal, has now weakened somewhat. This is why the intensity of rain in the state will remain subdued over the coming days.
