Pune Weather May Take a Welcome Turn as IMD Forecasts Rain and Thunderstorm
Pune, June 15, 2026: Everyone is looking towards the sky, hoping to get a glimpse of monsoon clouds and some rain but so far, there has not been any favorable break from the heavens above.
This might change from tomorrow if IMD’s weather forecast for Pune turns out to be true.
IMD has placed Pune on yellow alert from tomorrow for the next three days. This means the city may experience some rainfall activity, though not experience the arrival of monsoon yet.
According to IMD, Pune may experience thunderstorm, lightning, winds gusting to 30-40 km/hr and moderate rain starting from tomorrow till June 18.
Although this may not help much but will definitely bring some relief from the sweltering heat Punekars have been enduring since the last so many days.
Arrival of Monsoon in Pune
Majority of weather experts including the ones at IMD and other leading weather forecasting services are tight-lipped about the arrival of monsoon in Pune. Some reports are predicting the monsoon to arrive around 22nd of June but no one is ready to commit. Formation of strong El-Nino conditions over the pacific ocean are to blame for this weather fiasco.
Accoring to IMD, currently the northern limit of continues to pass through 18°N/60°E, 18°N/65°E, 18°N/70°E, Harnai, Solapur, Hyderabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Kalingapatnam, Paradeep, Baripada, Purulia, Dhanbad, Muzaffarpur and 28.3°N/83°E as on 14th June, 2026.
Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into more parts of Maharashtra, remaining parts of Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, some more parts of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and some parts of South Chhattisgarh during next 4-5 days, IMD reported.
