The spell was part of a broader weather disturbance affecting Vidarbha. Bhandara, Wardha, Chandrapur, Yavatmal and Gadchiroli districts also received thundershowers, with gusty winds reaching up to 50kmph at isolated places.The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) issued a yellow alert for 6 districts, warning of light to moderate rain, gusty winds and isolated thunderstorms over the next 24 hours.RMC officials said the weather activity was not due to any local system, but was linked to a larger synoptic disturbance. There was a system over the Bay of Bengal, along with a trough extending from Marathwada up to Karnataka. Because of this, moisture was drawn into the region, leading to rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds, the official said.Clarifying why Nagpur was not highlighted earlier in forecasts, the official added that weather focus can shift as troughs oscillate. Sometimes the impact is limited to a few districts, and at other times it expands. Earlier, the emphasis was more on Chandrapur, but due to changes in the trough position, Nagpur also came under its influence, the official explained.The official noted that such activity was expected to persist for up to 3 days, after which conditions might stabilise. “We review the situation every half hour. Small convective cells can suddenly develop, especially during seasonal transitions. One such cell passed lightly around 2 am, while another around 4am was more intense and caused scattered rain over parts of Nagpur,” the official said.Terming it a rare post-monsoon spell, the official added that this was the first significant rain after the monsoon in a long time, as the winter so far remained largely dry.
