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Monday, April 18, 2016

Much needed April showers to begin shortly





The Much needed, eagerly awaited and long overdue April showers for 2016 over Bangalore and the rest of South Interior Karnataka will begin shortly.




With maximum temperatures hovering between 37 - 38 degrees over the city and minimums around 25 degrees there has been no respite from the sweltering heat even in the nights. 



These Vagaries when compared to last year when the city received over 200mm rainfall for the month of April alone make the heat feel much much worse.



However, some hope is around the corner, with a slight change in wind direction and the formation of a trough near the comorin area the coming days from the 19th onwards will see increase in clouds towards evening  / night. Wind speeds will also increase slightly during the evenings.



Isolated to scattered light thundershowers can be expected around South interior Karnataka from 19th April evening onwards.



An increase in thunderstorm activity is expected around the 21st - 23rd after which the thunderstorm activity will decrease again for a week or so to pick up again at the end of the month and beginning of May.



Total rainfall expected for April is around 80mm, slight reduction in minimum temperatures from 20th onwards.




Next update in first week of May