Pune, September 28: After two days of sunny weather, the city was again lashed by heavy rains with 36.4 mm of rainfall being recorded by 5.30 pm. The sudden heavy downpour, which started around 4 pm, lasted for more than an hour and resulted in thousands being stranded in different parts of the city as they had come unprepared for the shower.

The heavy rains also forced two-wheelers off the road as low lying areas were flooded and the sleet like rain made it impossible to drive. Water also entered houses in over 16 locations in the city.

‘‘The sudden rain and thunderstorm occurred due to the interaction of the retreading moist South West Monsoon winds and the dry North West and Northerly winds in the lower troposphere over Konkan,’’ said India Meteorological Department Director (Weather Forecasting) S K Prasad. He added that the city may experience more rains in the next 36 to 48 hours as a low pressure area had been formed in the central Bay of Bengal, which was moving northward. ‘‘There may be more rainfall due to the low pressure area after 36 hours,’’ he said.