Tamhini Records 200 mm Rain in 24 Hours As Heavy Showers Lash Pune District; Red Alert Likely to Continue
Pune, 4th July 2026: Heavy rainfall continued to batter the ghat regions of Pune district, with Tamhini recording 200 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Saturday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
After the southwest monsoon strengthened over Pune and adjoining areas, rainfall activity has intensified across the district. While Pune city has been witnessing intermittent showers over the past three days, the rainfall has been significantly heavier in the ghat regions. Lonavala, Tamhini, Bhor and Nimgiri have received widespread heavy rain.
According to IMD data, Tamhini recorded the highest rainfall in Pune district with 200 mm, followed by Lonavala (136 mm), Bhor (85 mm), Nimgiri (56.5 mm) and Malin (36 mm) during the past 24 hours.
Within Pune city and its suburbs, the National Defence Academy (NDA) recorded 33 mm of rainfall, followed by Pashan (31.4 mm), Shivajinagar (30.5 mm), Dapodi (23.5 mm), Chinchwad (19.5 mm) and Lavale (10.5 mm).
According to meteorologists red alert is likely to remain in place for the next 48 hours over Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Raigad and the ghat areas of Nashik, Pune and Satara due to the possibility of extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places. They added that the intensity of rainfall over Pune city is expected to gradually reduce after the afternoon of July 5.
Rainfall trends in recent years indicate that Tamhini has consistently remained one of the wettest locations in the Pune region during the monsoon. However, this year, Bhira in neighbouring Raigad district has been receiving even more intense rainfall. Bhira recorded 243 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours.
