Pre-Monsoon rain in Bengaluru begins, moderate to heavy rains on Friday

After witnessing some traces for the last two days, Bengaluru’s long wait for good spell of rains have finally come to an end. Intense clouding can be seen engulfing the state capital, with rains likely to follow anytime now. In fact, light rains have already started over few places. All thanks to the presence of several weather system prevailing over and around Bengaluru.

According to weathermen, we can light to moderate rain and thundershowers to lash the city today evening. Intensity of rains are likely to pick up pace by tonight. Not only this, both intensity and spread of these rains would increase even further by Friday.

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Weathermen predict, a prolonged spell of rains that would go on till March 17. Rains are likely to peak on March 16, wherein the city could see moderate rains, with isolated heavy showers. We could see clearance of rains by March 17, but light rains would continue.

Let us have a look at the status of live lightning and thunderstorm across Bengaluru 

These weather activities would be in short spell but intense in nature. These showers would also mark the onset of pre-Monsoon season over the region. These showers would also be accompanied with high velocity winds.

These rains can be attributed to the well-marked low pressure area over Lakshadweep Islands and adjoining Southeast Arabian sea. Besides this, a trough is running all along from Telangana to South Interior Karnataka.

Presence of both the weather systems have made the weather conditions conducive for good rains and thundershowers over the garden city in the coming days.

Not only this, these showers would now also lead to drop in day maximums, which were settling above normal two days back.

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