Vidarbha, Marathwada Rain Alert: Showers Expected Oct 27-30

Vidarbha and Marathwada in Maharashtra can expect rain between 27 and 30 October as the system linked to Cyclone Arnab draws moisture across central India, according to IMD forecasts reported by India.com, The Statesman and TV9 Marathi. Madhya Maharashtra gets showers on 28 and 29 October, and Konkan and Goa see scattered rain through 31 October. No colour-coded alert for Maharashtra appeared in the reports available on 27 October.

Marathwada Gets Four Days of Showers

India.com’s summary of the IMD outlook describes the rain as isolated to scattered, with Marathwada under showers from 27 to 30 October. TV9 Marathi, in a report dated 24 October, said heavy rain was likely in Vidarbha and Marathwada on 27 and 28 October and that the exact amount would depend on the storm’s track. The Statesman lists Vidarbha among regions with heavy to very heavy rain between 27 and 30 October.

Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa

Madhya Maharashtra is forecast to get showers on 28 and 29 October. Konkan and Goa are on scattered rain through 31 October. The Statesman also names east Madhya Pradesh in its heavy to very heavy rain list for 27-30 October; IPB has separately reported the rain forecast for Chhattisgarh on 28-29 October.

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Landfall on Wednesday Sets the Pattern

Cyclone Arnab is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts on the forenoon of 28 October as a very severe cyclonic storm, with sustained winds of 115-125 km/h. How far its moisture reaches Maharashtra will be clearer from IMD Nagpur and IMD Pune bulletins after landfall. Rain across the country is tracked on IPB’s Weather Updates page.

Source: IMD subdivision-wise warnings. Also based on reporting by India.com, The Statesman and TV9 Marathi.

Image: Wikimedia Commons (file photo of monsoon rain in Maharashtra).