Cyclone Montha: IMD forecasts widespread rainfall in Karnataka till October 30

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, has forecast fairly widespread rainfall over Karnataka for the next four days owing to Cyclone Montha.

“Fairly widespread rainfall is expected over Karnataka from October 27 to 30 because of the anticipated cyclone,” IMD, Bengaluru, director C.S  Patil said.

The IMD said that the depression over east-central Arabian Sea moved nearly southwestwards with a speed of 13 kmph during the past six hours and lay centered at 8.30 a.m .on Sunday over the same region, near latitude 16.0°N and longitude 66.5°E, about 760 km west-southwest of Mumbai (Maharashtra), about 790 km west of Panjim (Goa), 870 km northwest of Aminidivi (Lakshadweep), and about 970 km west-northwest of Mangaluru (Karnataka).

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“It is likely to move nearly south-westwards initially and then south-southwestwards across east central Arabian Sea during the next 24 hours,” IMD said.

For coastal Karnataka on October 27, the IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rain and thundershowers with sustained winds at one or two places over Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts and heavy rain and thundershowers with sustained winds at one or two places over Dakshina Kannada district.

For north interior Karnataka, it has forecast heavy rain and thundershowers with gusty winds at one or two places over Belagavi and Dharwad districts and light to moderate rain and thundershowers at many places over Bagalkot, Bidar, Gadag, Haveri, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur, Vijayapura, and Yadgir districts.

For south-interior Karnataka, IMD has forecast heavy rain and thundershowers with gusty winds at one or two places over Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, and Hassan districts.

“Light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely to occur at a few places over Ballari, Bengaluru (Rural), Bengaluru (Urban), Chamarajanagar, Chickballapur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Kodagu, Kolar, Mandya, Mysuru, Bengaluru South, Tumakuru and Vijayanagara districts,” IMD said.

For Bengaluru city and the neighbourhood the forecast for the next 36 hours is generally cloudy skies with light to moderate rain. It added that the maximum and the minimum temperatures are very likely to be around 27°C and 20°C respectively.