Though the overall temperatures are in the normal range for the south and south interior parts of the state, single-digit humidity level and dry spell across the region have aggravated the hot season. Surprisingly, a few parts of the North interior region are witnessing zero humidity level, say sources in the met department.
B Puttanna, Head, India Meteorological Department, Bangalore, told Deccan Herald that the Met office expected a normal summer for the State.
“The minimum and maximum temperatures are seeing a slow rise. The maximum temperature in Bangalore and surrounding region is likely to hit 34 degree Celsius during the weekend. The dry spell is due to the humidity being less than 10 per cent. The low moisture level makes people feel warmer than the actual temperature,” he says.
Due to low relative humidity, the maximum temperature shot up to 36.9 degree Celsius in Gulbarga and the minimum temperature was 19 degree Celsius on Friday.
The maximum temperature in Gadag has crossed 35 Celsius, while the maximum temperature for Bangalore and Mysore region hovered around 33 degree Celsius. The minimum temperature ranged between 14 and 16 degree Celsius on March 4 and March 5.
The minimum and maximum temperatures in Mangalore region are also in the normal range. The temperature in Bangalore has seen a departure of 2 degree Celsius from normal range for this time of the year. “The Met department expects two or three spells of rain accompanied with thunderstorms in the southern region when the winds blow from the coastal side,” Puttanna adds.