KOLHAPUR: The Indian Meteorological Department IMD ), Mumbai has issued a forecast signalling heavy rain along with thunderstorms and lightning for the next couple of days in the district.The region likely to receive heavy downpour includes Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara districts.On Wednesday night, heavy showers along with thunderstorms were observed in the city which led to waterlogging at many places.The rain resumed again on Friday evening and no thunderstorms was reported then.The IMD has cited that the upper air cyclonic circulation over Arabian Sea led to the formation of clouds along the Konkan coast. The people experienced hot weather during the whole day and as the day started to end, their was a stark difference in temperature along with cool winds.The district disaster management office has not reported heavy shower in any other part of the district till Friday evening. "We have issued a warning originally send by the IMD to the taluka-level officers to take necessary precautions. We have not reported heavy rain in the district so far. The water level of the Panchaganga river is stable at 17.6 feet and the residents of the lowlying areas need not worry as far as floods are concerned," said M G Bhoi, a disaster management official.

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