IMD predicts low to moderate showers for five days in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: The city will continue to receive light to moderate rains for the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, has warned.

Although last week’s showers were restricted to a few areas, IMD says rain in the coming days will be more widespread.

"We think that 50% to 75% of the city will receive rainfall in the coming five days,” a senior IMD official said. The official said that rain, which will be accompanied by gusty winds, lightning, and thunder, will mostly start in the evening and night.

Heavy rains pounded the city on Sunday midnight, a trend that IMD said would continue for the rest of the week.

The city has received 45.9 mm rainfall in May so far, which IMD predicted would reach 128.7 mm — the average rain for May. 

Lowering temperature

Rain brought the maximum temperature down in the recent days. From a maximum of 38 degrees Celsius on May 10, it came down to 30.4 degrees Celsius on Monday, the lowest since March.

Waterlogging in metro stations

Metro passengers faced inconvenience after rainwater entered the concourses of some stations following heavy rain late on Monday night.

Authorities had to shut some exit points and redirect passenger movements at the Kadugodi Tree Park station due to intense waterlogging in the concourse around midnight, a regular commuter said.