Despite the southwest monsoon’s withdrawal from Pune, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, Pune may experience rain till October 19; however, most probably no rainfall during the Diwali festival approaching in the next week.

“No rainfall is expected during the main Diwali days in Pune. The weather will be mostly sunny, with cooler nights and warmer days. While light showers may be experienced over this weekend,” said senior meteorologist at IMD, SD Sanap.

IMD, in a press release, mentioned, “The southwest monsoon withdrew from Pune on Monday. From June 1 to Sept 30, the city recorded 849.2mm of rainfall, which was 243.6mm above its average seasonal rainfall of 605.6mm. The northeast monsoon has commenced over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, Coastal Andhra

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