The state of Karnataka has been witnessing good rains for the past two days. The coastal areas of Karnataka have been witnessing moderate to heavy rains, while the interior districts have been observing scattered light rains.
During the last 24 hours, Bengaluru has recorded rainfall to the tune of 46 mm. Since last one week the capital city, Bengaluru has been receiving on and off moderate rains with a few spells of heavy showers.
In a span of last 24 hours from 8:30 am on Sunday, Chitradurga recorded 60 mm of rain, Honnavar 48.3 mm, Agumbe 43.4 mm, Raichur 36 mm, Madikeri 29.4 mm, Ballari 25 mm, Gadag 14 mm, Hassan 8.2 mm, Bellagavi 6 mm, Mangaluru 5 mm, Kalaburgi 3.2 mm and Karwar 2.4 mm.
These moderate to heavy rains can be attributed to a cyclonic circulation which is seen persisting over east central Arabian Sea off Karnataka Coast. Also, a trough is seen extending from East India up to the above-mentioned cyclonic circulation across Interior Karnataka.
Due to the effect of these two weather systems over the state, moderate to heavy rain and thundershowers are likely to continue in several districts of Karnataka for the next two to three days.
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Districts such as Madikeri, Raichur, Agumbe, Chitradurga, Honnavar, Ballari and Gadag will continue to witness good showers during the similar time period.
As far as the capital city of Karnataka is concerned, Bengaluru will continue to witness on and off moderate rains with a few heavy spells during the next four to five days. With this, pleasant and cool weather conditions are likely to prevail over the city along with cloudy to partly cloudy sky .
Moreover, maximums are expected to remain between 26-28 degree Celsius. Whereas, the minimums will be settling around 19-20 degree Celsius mark. Hence, pleasant weather conditions are likely to prevail over the entire state of Karnataka as well as over Bengaluru.
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As on October 1, the sub-divisional rainfall distribution statistics show that Coastal Karnataka, North Interior Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka are all rain surplus by 74%, 76% and 26%, respectively.
In addition, it is anticipated that the rainfall figures are further likely to improve as continuous rains are expected to lash Karnataka for at least next few days.
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