BENGALURU:
After a hot and humid build-up over the past week, sudden thundershowers on Monday evening brought some relief to Bengalureans. With the season’s first rains, Bengaluru appeared to have switched off its air-conditioners, at least for a day.
Most parts of the city like Kengeri, Nagarbhavi and Chandra Layout were lashed by rain. The Met department said one can expect evening showers on Tuesday and Wednesday as well.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, that the rainfall was due to local convection and moisture in the air leading to cloud formation.
Earlier, Meteorological Department Director CS Patiala had said, “Heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to occur in various districts of the state after April 5. So a Yellow Alert has been issued only for the southern inland districts.”
The report claims that the average temperature in the state has been at least 35 degrees Celsius for the past 15 days. A maximum of 40.5 degrees Celsius was recorded in the period. Temperatures are expected to rise over the next week in most parts despite the two-day rain forecast.
