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**Maharashtra Braces for Heavy Rainfall as Arabian Sea Depression Intensifies**
**Mumbai, India – May 23, 2025** – Maharashtra is bracing for heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next few days, with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing red and orange alerts for coastal regions. A low-pressure area in the east-central Arabian Sea, off the coast of Goa and Karnataka, is intensifying and is expected to bring torrential downpours, thunderstorms, and strong winds to the state.
The IMD has issued a red alert for Raigad and Ratnagiri districts, indicating the likelihood of extremely heavy rainfall. Mumbai and other parts of the Konkan coast are under an orange alert, signaling the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall. Fishermen have been warned not to venture into the deep sea due to the adverse weather conditions.
According to K S Hosalikar’s tweet on May 23rd, satellite imagery indicates moderate intensity clouds covering parts of the West Coast of Konkan and Madhya Maharashtra, with South Konkan under close observation. The cloud mass over the Arabian Sea is moving northerly.
The cyclonic circulation in the Arabian Sea is expected to move northwards, impacting Maharashtra significantly. The IMD forecasts winds gusting up to 40-50 kmph. Western Maharashtra and the Ghat regions are likely to experience the heaviest rainfall, raising concerns about potential flooding in Pune, Satara, Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar), and Kolhapur districts.
The Marathwada region, including Parbhani, Beed, Nanded, Latur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, will also experience heavy rainfall. Vidarbha is expected to see unseasonal rainfall for the next 5-7 days, with a high probability of thunderstorms and strong winds in western Vidarbha on May 24th. The weather department has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the Ghat areas.
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