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Karnataka Rain Alert: Heavy downpour expected across the state for the next 10 days
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News18•17-10-2026, 06:34
Karnataka Rain Alert: Heavy downpour expected across the state for the next 10 days
- •The Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rain alert across the coastal, Malnad, and interior regions of Karnataka for the next 10 days.
- •Thunderous rains will lash the state due to upper-air cyclonic circulations and depressions formed in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
- •Coastal districts, Malnad region including Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru, and North-South interior districts will experience evening and night thundershowers.
- •The Northeast Monsoon is officially set to arrive in the state after October 19, which is likely to further increase the rainfall intensity.
Key Questions Answered
The heavy rain alert is caused by upper-air cyclonic circulations and depressions formed in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
The northeast monsoon is officially expected to arrive in the state after October 19, following simultaneous depressions in the southern Arabian Sea and equatorial Indian Ocean.
Thundershowers are forecasted for the coastal districts (Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, and Kasaragod), Malnad region (Kodagu, Sakleshpur in Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga), North Interior Karnataka, and South Interior Karnataka including Bengaluru.
