Bengaluru Weather Today: Karnataka Capital To Receive Rainfall, Thunderstorms On March 20; Check IMD Update

Bengaluru Weather Today: Several Karnataka districts, including Bengaluru, may continue to receive rainfall and thunderstorms on Friday, March 20. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) update, Bengaluru is likely to see cloudy skies with one or two spells of rain and thundershowers.

Bengaluru weather is likely to remain humid and cold as certain parts of the metro city even received hailstorms and witnessed heavy rainfall in the last two days. The minimum temperature in the city is likely to remain below 19 degrees Celsius.

Bengaluru Weather Today

As per the IMD's weather update, weather in Bengaluru is likely to remain humid with cloudy sky. Certain areas of the city may see one or two spells of rain or thundershowers. The minimum temperature in Bengaluru is likely to remain at 18 degrees Celsius, and the maximum temperature is likely to remain around 32 degrees celsius.

On March 19, the city recorded minor departure from its normal temperature. The minimum temperature in Bengaluru on Thursday dipped to 17.4 degree Celsius and the maximum temperature reached 31.4 degree Celsius.

IMD Predicts Heavy Rainfall in Karnataka This Week

Many interior parts of Karnataka and Bengaluru witnessed rainfall over the last two to three days. The sudden change in temperature and weather was due to lower freezing heights in the atmosphere and the interplay of two anticyclone systems over the state and temperature conditions.

Rainfall alongwith hailstorms is generally a rare phenomenon for Bengaluru in March. The metro city often sees harsh summer like weather in the month. As per the IMD data, the city didn't witness any hailstorm in the March month over the past twenty years. As per the data, hailstorms in Bengaluru is generally reported in April and May. The city has received approximately 7 mm of rainfall between March 18 and March 19.

While hailstorms are uncommon in Bengaluru in March season, rainfall is not. The city received its maximum single-day rainfall in the month on March 28, 1981. On that day, Bengaluru recorded 61 mm of rainfall.

IMD Issues Heavy To Very Heavy Rainfall in Many Indian States

The weather forecasting agency has issued a heavy rainfall alert for several Indian states for March 20. As per the IMD report, there are chances of heavy to very heavy rainfall spell over northeast India during the week due to persistence of a cyclonic circulation in lower tropospheric levels, and strong southwesterly/southerly moisture convergence from Bay of Bengal over the region.

There will be episodes of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh on 12th, 14th, 18th March, North Interior Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu on 18th March and next few days.