People of Pune are struggling to deal with heavy rainfall following an issuance of a yellow alert for the city by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). An enduring weather system above the Arabian Sea is causing the heavy rain, causing major traffic jams and annoying thousands of commuters during rush hour on Wednesday.

Arabian Sea System Controls Pune's Weather

The immediate reason for the heavy showers is a Depression located over the east-central Arabian Sea. While the system had been heading northeast towards the western coast previously, the IMD confirmed its turn on Wednesday evening:

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System Status : "The Depression over eastcentral Arabian Sea gradually drifted westwards with speed of 3 kmph in last 6 hours, and remained centered at 1730

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