Is it going to rain today in bangalore

The heavy rain which lashed the city on Sunday is expected to continue for the next five days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, forecast states that the city will continue to receive rainfall for the next five days. “Bengaluru is going to receive heavy rainfall in the next five days, but the intensity will come down after three days. The intensity of the rainfall will reduce on May 24 and 25,” Prasad, scientist, IMD Bengaluru. The forecast for the next 36 hours for Bengaluru states: ”Generally cloudy sky, light to moderate rain and thundershowers are very likely in some areas. Maximum and minimum temperatures are very likely to be around 33 and 21 degrees Celsius respectively.” Mr. Prasad said that the rain which lashed the city is pre-monsoon showers. “There is a trough extending from Vidarbha to south Tamil Nadu across interior Karnataka which is more active over South-interior Karnataka. Due to this we can expect to see rainfall for the next few days,” Mr. Prasad said. “Once the trough weakens completely the rainfall activity will come down, so we are not expecting the trough to continue for a long time. It may be there only for a few days,” he added. On Sunday afternoon, the city witnessed heavy rainfall coupled with hailstorms. Many parts of North Bengaluru were hit by hailstorms. Mr. Prasad said that it is not an unusual phenomenon for Bengaluru to receive hailstorms during this time of the year. “Last year also we had hailstorms in Bengaluru. In...

Bengaluru Rains LIVE Updates: Karnataka?s Bengaluru is battling severe waterlogging with heavy rain lashing the city, leading to flood-like situation in several areas. Chief Minister Bommai said that the government would talk to IT companies and discuss compensation for losses due to rain-related damages. Waterlogging caused by torrential showers on Sunday caused severe traffic jams on Monday morning. A massive traffic jam was caused on Marathahalli-Silk Board junction road in Bengaluru amid severe waterlogging. Drinking water supply will remain shut for two days in parts of Bengaluru, according to a report by India Today. Heavy rains in the city led to several areas being inundated and water-logging on roads including arterial ones hit traffic flow while boats and tractors were pressed into service in certain parts. It’s not just “nature’s fury”, but rampant corruption, indiscriminate construction and disastrous engineering that has left Bengaluru to drown. Overnight rains in the past week have once again left India’s technology hub exposed and crumbling, with its 12 million residents left at the mercy of civic apathy. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said he will be visiting the T.K.Halli unit of Bengaluru Water Board in Mandya district that will manage the drinking water supply to Bengaluru City due to the rushing of water into the unit following heavy rains on Sunday night. “I am leaving for Mandya soon after Teachers’ day function to assess the situation”, he told repo...