Bengaluru, other parts of Karnataka to see rainfall for rest of the week, says IMD
Hindustan TimesWeather agencies predicted rainfall in Bengaluru and several other parts of Karnataka for the rest of the week, even issuing ‘yellow’ alerts over some areas. The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre quoted data from the SAC-ISRO and said, Bengaluru, specifically, the BBMP limits, is set to see scattered very light to light rains, with maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 30 degrees Celsius and 21 degrees Celsius, respectively. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department issued a ‘yellow’ alert for heavy rains, thunderstorm and gusty wind over Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Belagavi, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Raichur, Vijayapura, Yadgir, Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru districts. The IMD also predicted rainfall till June 17 in Uttara Kannada, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Yadgir, Bagalkote, Belagavi, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu districts, as well as many places over Interior Karnataka, Coastal Karnataka, North Interior Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka. In district-wise data of rainfall from March 1 to May 31 this year in Karnataka, as many as 18 districts saw “excess” rainfall, while three, namely, Raichur, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan, saw “large excess” rainfall.