A Cyclonic Circulation which was earlier over Karnataka has moved further westward and currently lies over southwest parts of Karnataka. A trough from this system is running up till southeast Arabian Sea.
In the past 24 hours, dry weather prevailed over the region with isolated thundercloud development. Day temperatures remained above normal and heatwave type conditions prevailed over few parts of North Karnataka. As per weathermen at Skymet, due to the prevailing weather systems, scattered rain and thundershower activities might be seen over southern parts of Karnataka in next 24 hours. The activity is expected to be accompanied with strong gusty winds during late afternoon or evening hours.
Day temperatures are expected to drop over many parts of South of Karnataka and weather conditions would be comfortable for next 48 hours. Also, northern parts of the state would witness a marginal drop. Coastal Karnataka might also observe light rain and thundershower activities.
In last 48 hours, Mysore has observed the highest ever maximum temperature of 37.9°C. Now, the temperatures are expected to drop and would be around 34°C to 35°C. Places like Bengaluru, Madikeri, Mangalore, Mysore and Chitradurga would witness light rain and thundershower towards late afternoon and evening wherein the intensity would be more today and is expected to reduce by tomorrow, i.e. March 10.
Similarly, the prevalent weather systems would bring in rain and thundershower activities over many parts of Kerala like Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Punalur, Kollam and Kozhikode. Short spells and rain thundershower activities with strong gusty winds would also follow, today and tomorrow. It is expected that in next 48 hours, day temperatures would drop by two to three degrees. Also, isolated thunderstorm activity was observed yesterday evening and temperatures remained above normal over most parts.
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