Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, July 25 -- Marathwada's eight districts face a crucial weather window this weekend as a monsoon trough stretching from the northeast Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal channels moisture inland.
The India Meteorological Department forecasts moderate showers with isolated heavy bursts through Saturday, upgrading its alert to orange for tomorrow following today's yellow advisory.
The region anticipates thunderstorms with 30-40 km/h gusts and cloud-to-ground lightning. This weather pulse arrives amid severe agricultural distress, with Marathwada recording a 25-40% seasonal rainfall deficit-just 127 mm against the normal 170 mm. Approximately 49 lakh hectares of soybean, cotton, and pigeon pea crops require reseeding ...