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Rain Returns to Maharashtra: Yellow Alert Issued for Several Districts Today
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News18•18-10-2026, 08:05
Rain Returns to Maharashtra: Yellow Alert Issued for Several Districts Today
- •Monsoon showers have made a comeback in parts of South-Central Maharashtra, Konkan, and Marathwada during Navratri, offering relief from October heat.
- •Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts in Konkan are under a yellow alert with light to moderate showers and expected wind speeds of 30 to 50 kmph.
- •Western Maharashtra districts including Pune, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, and Solapur have been issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms, lightning, and rain.
- •In Marathwada, districts like Hingoli, Nanded, Latur, and Dharashiv expect light to moderate rain accompanied by gusty winds.
- •North Maharashtra and Vidarbha will experience largely dry weather with rising temperatures ranging between 33 and 37 degrees Celsius.
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Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg in the Konkan division, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, and Solapur in Western Maharashtra, and Hingoli, Nanded, Latur, and Dharashiv in Marathwada were placed under a yellow alert for rain.
The weather in Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar is expected to remain predominantly dry on October 18.
North Maharashtra and most districts of Vidarbha are expected to stay predominantly dry with rising temperatures reaching up to 37 degrees Celsius in some parts of Vidarbha.
