Bengaluru is expected to receive light to moderate showers on Wednesday, bringing relief from soaring temperatures. The IMD has also issued an alert for strong surface winds in various Karnataka districts on April 2. Bangalore: The Silicon Valley of India is set to receive relief from soaring temperatures as the Met Department has issued a rainfall alert for this week, predicting light to moderate showers accompanied by thunder and lightning on Wednesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a partly cloudy sky today, with the maximum temperature expected to be around 34 degrees Celsius and the minimum at 21 degrees Celsius.
For tomorrow, April 2, an alert has been issued for various districts of Karnataka, warning of strong surface winds. According to the Met Centre, the showers are likely to last for two days, bringing down the soaring daytime temperatures. The current maximum and minimum temperatures in the city are fluctuating between 36 degrees Celsius and 20 degrees Celsius, but a drop in maximum temperature to around 30 degrees Celsius is expected after the showers on Thursday.
N Puviarasan, head of the Met Centre in Bengaluru, attributed the upcoming showers to an interaction between an easterly trough at the lower atmospheric level and a westerly trough at the upper atmospheric level, a DH report said. He explained that Bengaluru is currently experiencing hot northerly winds, which are pushing temperatures higher. However, easterly winds, which are cooler during this season, are expected to bring respite from the heat. As per the latest synoptic conditions, a circulation is present over the southwest Bay of Bengal, off the Tamil Nadu coast, extending up to 3.1 km above sea level. Additionally, a cyclonic circulation has been observed over Tamil Nadu and its surrounding areas at 0.9 km above mean sea level. Under the influence of these weather patterns, isolated light rainfall and thunderstorms are expected across Karnataka from April 1 to 3, providing much-needed relief from the prevailing heat.