Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rain for most of North and South interior Karnataka for the next five days due to various weather systems as the Southwest Monsoon withdraws. With the onset of the Northeast Monsoon, IMD has also predicted more rain in October.
IMD officials confirmed that a cyclonic circulation is present over the western-central Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Andhra Pradesh. Most parts of Karnataka are experiencing rain as a result of a cyclonic circulation over the east-central Bay of Bengal.
This season, the State received 29 per cent more rain than usual. The state received 1,075.2 mm of rainfall as compared to the seasonal normal of 831.8 mm. Similarly, Bengaluru received 1,066 mm of rain, which is above the seasonal normal.
