The southwest monsoon has currently stalled near Harnai and Solapur due to unfavourable wind patterns over the Arabian Sea. While the monsoon has advanced successfully across northeastern states, Sikkim and parts of West Bengal, its progress over Maharashtra has slowed considerably.
Meteorologists attribute the ongoing weather changes to multiple atmospheric systems, including a seasonal low-pressure trough stretching from Punjab to Bihar and cyclonic circulation over Uttar Pradesh extending toward Vidarbha and southern India.
However, there is encouraging news for residents awaiting monsoon rains. The weather department expects conditions to become more favourable over the next three to four days. This could help the monsoon advance further across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.
Until then, much of Maharashtra is expected to experience partly cloudy skies, high humidity and uncomfortable heat, with scattered pre-monsoon showers providing only temporary relief.