Rain on a city road. Image used for representational purposes.
Bengaluru: Heavy rain is likely at one or two places over Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka until November 5, the Meteorological Centre in Bengaluru said on Monday, as Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu moved towards the south Andhra Pradesh coast.
Thunderstorms with lightning are likely at isolated places across the state, and gusty winds of 30 to 40 kmph at one or two places over Interior Karnataka, during the same period, according to the daily report issued at 1 pm.
Where the cyclone is headed
At 8.30 am on Monday, the storm was over the westcentral Bay of Bengal, about 160 km east-southeast of Nellore and 180 km northeast of Chennai. It is very likely to cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur, to the south of Ongole, between 11.30 pm on Monday and 4 am on Tuesday, with wind speeds of 100 to 110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph.
Bengaluru forecast
Bengaluru city and its surroundings can expect a generally cloudy sky and light to moderate rain or thundershowers over the next 48 hours, with maximum and minimum temperatures of around 30°C and 20°C.
Light to moderate rain with gusty winds is forecast at most places in Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural on Monday and Tuesday, at many places on Wednesday and at a few places on Thursday. Light rain is likely at a few places from Friday to Sunday.
Districts on heavy rain watch
- November 2: Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chamarajanagara, Kodagu, Mysuru, Hassan and Ramanagara
- November 3: Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Chitradurga and Tumakuru
- November 4: Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan
- November 5: Uttara Kannada, Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru
Heavy rain is expected at one or two places in each of these districts. No heavy rain warning is listed for November 6, 7 or 8.
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