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Karnataka Braces for Heaviest Rains This Week: IMD Issues Warning, Coastal Areas on High Alert
- •The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts continued rain activity across Karnataka for the next seven days, with heavy to extremely heavy rain expected in coastal areas on September 23 and 24.
- •Coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Uttara Kannada are predicted to experience heavy rainfall from September 22 to 25, with extremely heavy rain possible on September 24.
- •North Interior Karnataka, including Bagalkote, Belagavi, Bidar, Dharwad, Gadag, and Haveri, may see heavy to very heavy rain on September 23.
- •South Interior Karnataka, covering Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Chamarajanagar, Chikkaballapur, Kolar, Mandya, Mysuru, Ramanagara, and Tumakuru, is likely to receive heavy to very heavy rain from September 22 to 24.
- •A low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal is now less likely to intensify into a cyclone, expected to enter the Andhra coast on September 23 and move northeastward, influencing localized heavy rainfall rather than widespread state-wide downpours.
Key Questions Answered
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, rain activity will continue across many parts of Karnataka for the next seven days, with heavy to extremely heavy rainfall expected in specific areas, particularly along the coast on September 23 and 24.
Although a low-pressure area was initially expected to intensify into a cyclone, its chances of transformation have decreased. It is expected to enter the Andhra coast on September 23 night and move north-eastward, drawing large winds from North India and limiting widespread heavy rain in Karnataka.
In Coastal Karnataka districts like Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Uttara Kannada, rain intensity will vary, with heavy rain expected on September 22, very heavy rain on September 23, extremely heavy rain on September 24, and heavy rain again on September 25.
