Bengaluru, Karnataka all set to witness rains again
Posted on: 24/Oct/2017 5:31:22 PM
It is the 5th consecutive day since Bengaluru has not seen rains. Most parts of Karnataka is also witnessing a dry weather for a long time. The last 24 hours were also dry for the capital city though a few districts on the coastal belt of the state including a few northern regions did record some light with isolated moderate rainy traces. On the other hand, the South Coastal and South Interior regions of the state remained dry.
Within the span of the last 24 hours from 08:30 am as on Monday, Belgaum recorded 38.3 mm, Koppal 19 mm, Karwar 9 mm, Haveri 6.4 mm, and Gadag witnessed 1.9 mm of rains. However, Bengaluru city failed to record any rainy spells.
As per Skymet Weather, now light rains are expected to show up over the state of Karnataka. These showers will though mainly be confined to the coastal stations of the state for the next 24 hours and will be due to multiple weather systems affecting the region.
At present, a cyclonic circulation is seen prevailing over Southwest Bay of Bengal off Sri Lanka Coast. Moreover, a second cyclonic circulation can be marked over the southeast Arabian Sea close to North Kerala. Between the above mentioned cyclonic circulation, a trough has formed. Another trough is seen extending from South Chhattisgarh to Coastal Arabian Sea across South Karnataka and Telangana.
Due to these weather systems, the coastal stations and the interior parts of the state are likely to receive light rain and thundershower activities within the next 24 hours. Though the rain intensity over the coastal belt is anticipated to be more. Thereafter, light to moderate spells may occur in parts of Karnataka including Bengaluru.
Moreover, Northeast Monsoon is also anticipated to commence from October 27 over the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Due to which, rains will enhance over Karnataka including Bengaluru in the coming days. These rains are expected to continue for at least another 3-4 days.
