Bengaluru Heavy Rain Forecast For October 15

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Bengaluru: Heavy rain with thundershowers and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph is likely at one or two places in Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural on October 15 and 16, according to the Meteorological Centre, Bengaluru’s forecast issued on October 12.

The Bengaluru heavy rain forecast follows a largely dry outlook for the city through October 14. For the next 24 hours, the centre expects partly cloudy skies and early-morning mist in some areas, with maximum and minimum temperatures around 30°C and 20°C.

The next 48-hour city forecast is for mainly clear skies becoming partly cloudy towards evening or night, with morning mist in some areas and temperatures again around 30°C and 20°C.

Heavy rain forecast for southern districts

On October 15, the heavy-rain forecast covers one or two places in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Chamarajanagara, Kolar, Mysuru, Ramanagara and Tumakuru. Thundershowers and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph are also forecast, while the remaining southern interior districts may receive light to moderate rain at a few places.

On October 16, heavy rain with thundershowers and winds of 30–40 kmph is likely at one or two places in Ballari, Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Chamarajanagara, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Mysuru, Ramanagara, Shivamogga and Vijayanagara.

For October 17, the heavy-rain forecast shifts to Chamarajanagara, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysuru and Shivamogga. On October 18, it covers Ballari, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Hassan, Shivamogga and Vijayanagara. Bengaluru Urban and Rural are forecast to receive light to moderate thundershowers at most places on those two days, accompanied by winds of 30–40 kmph.

Northern and coastal Karnataka

In North Interior Karnataka, heavy rain with thundershowers and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph is forecast at one or two places in Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag and Koppal on October 16. The October 17 heavy-rain forecast covers Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri; on October 18, Koppal and Raichur are also included.

Coastal Karnataka may see heavy rain with thundershowers at one or two places in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada on October 17. For October 18, the heavy-rain forecast covers Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, while Uttara Kannada may receive light to moderate thundershowers at many places.

Before the heavier spell, light rain is forecast at one or two places in Ballari, Davanagere and Vijayanagara on October 13. Light to moderate thundershowers are likely at one or two places in Chamarajanagara, Kolar and Ramanagara on October 14.

In its updated bulletin, the centre warned that rain could disrupt traffic and cause waterlogging. It advised people to follow traffic advisories, avoid waterlogged areas and riverfronts, and take shelter during thunderstorms. Fieldwork should be avoided during lightning, it said.

Monsoon withdrawal advances

The centre said the southwest monsoon had withdrawn from some more parts of Karnataka on October 12, with its withdrawal line passing through Honavar. Conditions were becoming favourable for its withdrawal from the remaining parts of the country and the simultaneous commencement of northeast monsoon rains over the southern peninsula during the next two to three days.

A low-pressure area is likely to form over the Southeast Bay of Bengal around October 13 under the influence of an upper-air cyclonic circulation over the south Andaman Sea and its neighbourhood, the bulletin said.

Observations recorded at 8.30 am showed a weak southwest monsoon over Karnataka, rainfall at one or two places in the southern interior, and dry weather over the coast and northern interior. Hosahalli in Vijayanagara district recorded 2 cm of rain.