Maharashtra rains, April 3 -- Pune city on Thursday got much-needed relief from scorching heat as the weather cooled considerably after heavy rains.

Several parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, are also likely to receive light to moderate to heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms, according to the IMD forecast.

"Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rainfall & gusty winds (40-50kmph) are likely in isolated places," said IMD in its forecast for Pune and the Ghats region.

For the last few hours, it has been raining continuously in Khadkwasla, Wagholi and Lohegaon-Wagholi areas.

However, just a few hours of rain also affected power supply in several areas.

"Power supply has been disrupted in Sadashiv Peth for the...