Maharashtra weather update: The sun isn't taking a break! Ratnagiri swelters at 38 degrees Celsius

Maharashtra continued to experience abovenormal temperatures on Thursday with Ratnagiri recording the states highest maximum temperature at 388 degrees Celsius 64 degrees above normal according to the India Meteorological Departments IMD bulletin on ThursdayYavatmal followed with a maximum temperature of 386 degrees Celsius 69 degrees above normalThe IMD has issued a yellow alert for hot and humid conditions in isolated pockets of Mumbai Thane Palghar Raigad Ratnagiri Sindhudurg and Dhule for Thursday and FridayMeanwhile the weather department has forecast light to moderate rainfall in Pune and Satara including their ghat areas while Kolhapur is under a yellow alert for thunderstorms and lightningThe weather conditions come as several parts of the state continue to record temperatures above normal even as rainfall is forecast in some districtsMumbai and Konkan region record high temperaturesMumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius 38 degrees above normal while the Santacruz observatory registered 379 degrees Celsius 42 degrees above normal The minimum temperature in Mumbai stood at 274 degrees Celsius two degrees above normal while Santacruz recorded a minimum of 242 degrees Celsius 01 degrees below normalIn the Konkan region Ratnagiri recorded the states highest maximum temperature at 388 degrees Celsius followed by Santacruz at 379 degrees Celsius Dahanu registered 358 degrees Celsius 21 degrees above normal while Alibag recorded 351 degrees Celsius also 21 degrees above normalRatnagiris minimum temperature stood at 251 degrees Celsius 15 degrees above normal Alibag recorded a minimum of 274 degrees Celsius 32 degrees above normal while Dahanu registered 232 degrees Celsius 13 degrees below normalPanjim recorded a maximum temperature of 364 degrees Celsius 42 degrees above normal and a minimum of 233 degrees Celsius 09 degrees below normalCentral Maharashtra records temperatures above normalIn central Maharashtra Solapur recorded the highest maximum temperature at 369 degrees Celsius 41 degrees above normal Jalgaon registered 36 degrees Celsius 17 degrees above normal while Satara recorded 355 degrees Celsius four degrees above normalLohgaon recorded a maximum temperature of 35 degrees Celsius 34 degrees above normal Malegaon and Sangli also registered 35 degrees Celsius with temperatures 26 degrees and 33 degrees above normal respectivelyPune recorded a maximum temperature of 344 degrees Celsius 28 degrees above normal and a minimum of 184 degrees Celsius 11 degrees below normal Nashik registered a maximum of 343 degrees Celsius 19 degrees above normal and a minimum of 184 degrees Celsius 08 degrees below normalKolhapur recorded a maximum temperature of 337 degrees Celsius 27 degrees above normal and a minimum of 216 degrees Celsius 07 degrees above normal Mahabaleshwar registered a maximum of 276 degrees Celsius two degrees above normal and a minimum of 176 degrees Celsius one degree above normalAhilyanagar recorded a minimum temperature of 228 degrees Celsius 46 degrees aboveThe IMD has forecast light to moderate rainfall in Pune and Satara including their ghat areas Kolhapur is under a yellow alert for thunderstorms and lightningMarathwada districts likely to receive rainfallChhatrapati Sambhajinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 355 degrees Celsius 36 degrees above normal and a minimum of 202 degrees Celsius 05 degrees above normalParbhani registered a maximum of 347 degrees Celsius 21 degrees above normal and a minimum of 198 degrees Celsius 07 degrees below normalDharashiv recorded a minimum temperature of 206 degrees Celsius 08 degrees above normal Beed registered a minimum of 199 degrees Celsius 09 degrees below normal The bulletin did not provide temperature figures for NandedThe IMD has forecast light rainfall in Latur Nanded and Dharashiv amid concerns over droughtlike conditions in the regionYavatmal records Vidarbhas highest maximum temperatureVidarbha continued to record high temperatures with Yavatmal registering the regions highest maximum at 386 degrees Celsius 69 degrees above normal Amravati recorded 364 degrees Celsius 35 degrees above normal while Chandrapur registered 362 degrees Celsius 32 degrees above normalAkola recorded a maximum temperature of 356 degrees Celsius 15 degrees above normal Wardha registered 35 degrees Celsius 18 degrees above normal while Buldhana recorded 346 degrees Celsius four degrees above normalBramhapuri recorded 341 degrees Celsius 08 degrees above normal Nagpur and Washim both registered maximum temperatures of 34 degrees Celsius 06 degrees above normal while Gondia recorded 338 degrees Celsius 05 degrees above normalAmravati recorded a minimum temperature of 218 degrees Celsius 18 degrees above normal while Akola registered 232 degrees Celsius 19 degrees above normal Chandrapur recorded a minimum of 236 degrees Celsius 06 degrees above normal and Bramhapuri registered 225 degrees Celsius 09 degrees above normalYavatmals minimum temperature stood at 202 degrees Celsius 03 degrees below normal Nagpur recorded 20 degrees Celsius 05 degrees below normal while Wardha registered 205 degrees Celsius 02 degrees below normal Washim recorded 19 degrees Celsius 15 degrees below normal and Gondia registered 185 degrees Celsius 31 degrees below normalJalgaon records states lowest minimum temperatureJalgaon recorded the states lowest minimum temperature at 174 degrees Celsius 25 degrees below normal according to the IMD bulletinPune and Nashik both recorded minimum temperatures of 184 degrees Celsius while Mahabaleshwar registered 176 degrees CelsiusPune weather forecast for October 16The IMD has forecast mainly clear skies in Pune on Friday October 16 with the maximum temperature expected to be around 34 degrees Celsius and the minimum around 18 degrees CelsiusPune recorded no rainfall in observations reported at 830 am and 530 pm on Thursday Relative humidity stood at 60 per cent at 830 am and 36 per cent at 530 pmThe bulletin recorded Punes seasonal rainfall at 14 mm against the normal of 543 mm marking a departure of minus 529 mmAcross the reporting stations rainfall was listed as nil at several locations Ratnagiri recorded the states highest maximum temperature at 388 degrees Celsius while Jalgaon registered the lowest minimum temperature at 174 degrees Celsius