Anupam Kashyapi, former head of weather forecasting at IMD, said the rain can help boost the groundwater table and maintain the fast-depleting levels in dams that supply water to Pune.
Due to the interaction of the southwesterly winds and cold winds from the western disturbances in the North, a medium cloud cover is prevailing over Maharashtra.
July, August and September were marked by long dry spells in the state, resulting in moisture stress in crops, and most dam reservoirs reported lower water level as compared with last year.