Alert! Monsoon to hit Bengaluru in two days

Alert! Monsoon to hit Bengaluru in two days
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Despite the overcast sky and occasional showers for the past couple of week, the monsoon is officially yet to arrive.

Indian Meteorological Department officials have stated that the Friday’s rains were not part of the monsoons and the city will have to wait for two more days. The MET department recently notified the monsoon entering the State and will be advancing into the state within two days.

A notification from IMD read, “Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and parts of northeast India. Conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, Karnataka, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, some more parts of central Bay, north & south Bay and some more parts of northeast India and some parts of north Bengal and Sikkim in 23 days.”

SSM Gavaskar, Scientist, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre said, “Monsoon entered into Mangaluru and Mysuru on Friday and may take two to three days to advance to Bengaluru.”

While the city is still awaiting monsoon, a spells of rain on Friday afternoon cooled down the city while heavy rainfall has been observed in Coastal Karnataka and in few areas in interior parts of Karnataka. IMD has cautioned about rain and thunderstorms to continue till June 18th in Coastal Karnataka, Udupi, Dakshin Kannada and Uttar Kannada districts. A warning to fishermen to stay away from the sea owing to strong winds with speed 35-45 kmph, has been issued.

The temperatures are likely to be around 22-29 or 30 degree celsius, with light rains and cloudy sky till June 20th, IMD notifies.

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