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Bengaluru weather: IMD issues yellow alert for rainfall, says monsoon has returned after brief dry spell

Bengaluru weather: IMD issues yellow alert for rainfall, says monsoon has returned after brief dry spell

Time of India16 hours ago
Bengaluru
is likely to experience
moderate rainfall
on Tuesday, according to India Meteorological Department(IMD) the skies are expected to remain cloudy throughout the day.
The minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to range from 21 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius, respectively. The weather department said that cloudy skies with rain throughout the day will keep the weather pleasant.
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Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre
(KSNDMC) posted a forecast for the next seven days for the state.
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"Scattered moderate rains with strong winds across the state in coastal and Malnad districts and heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places on August 6 & 7. Scattered light to moderate rains in interior districts till August 8."
— KarnatakaSNDMC (@KarnatakaSNDMC)
Yellow alert in Karnataka
According to the IMD, rainfall is likely to be accompanied by strong winds, thunderstorms, and lightning. Light to moderate rainfall is predicted in isolated areas of North Interior Karnataka, coastal regions, and South Interior Karnataka. The weather department issued a yellow alert for several regions in the state, including Bengaluru.
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— KarnatakaSNDMC (@KarnatakaSNDMC)
Heavy rainfall in Bengaluru
After a spell of dry weather, Bengaluru experienced resurgence of monsoon with heavy rainfall in several areas, especially in the East Zone and Yelahanka area on Monday.
The brief, yet heavy spell of rainfall led to waterlogging on major roads such as Kamaraj Road, as well as in low-lying areas of KR Puram and along the Kasturi Nagar down-ramp. However, the situation did not escalate and cause major traffic snarls.
According to the IMD's Bengaluru city observatory, 1.9 mm of rainfall was recorded between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm. Both the HAL airport observatory and the Bengaluru Urban automatic weather station logged 2 mm during the same period.
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