DNA: Healthy
pre-monsoon trends have indicated that Bangalore will have a good monsoon.
The city is expected to get more rain in the days to come, as part of
the pre-monsoon showers before monsoon hits the city. Strong winds, an
upper-air cyclonic circulation coupled with a low pressure area in the
Arabian Sea, has set the perfect tempo for the monsoon to arrive in the
city.
Speaking to dna, an official from the Bangalore meteorological centre
said the city has had 89mm of rain so far in the pre-monsoon season and
that another 29mm of rain is expected in the coming days.
“Bangalore’s normal pre-monsoon rainfall is expected at 118mm. We have
had healthy pre-monsoon season and it has cooled the city sufficiently,”
the official said.
The city is expected to receive 110mm of rainfall in May alone.
“This is because, as we approach monsoons, the pre-monsoon activity
goes up and then dips. This is a regular phenomenon,” he said.
The Southwest monsoon is expected to be about three days late this year.
“Usually, monsoon hits the Kerala coast on June 1, but this year, the
meteorology department has declared that it will arrive on June 3. All
climatic conditions are healthy and monsoon should hit the city by June
7,” he said.
The temperature is also expected to go up by two degrees according to
the department officials. “By the end of the month, we are expecting the
temperatures to go up to 36° C,” he said.
Things are looking better on the water front, as the scenario might
improve in the coming days. Rain is expected to be normal in the
catchment areas of the Cauvery, which supplies water to the city.
Normally, from March 1 to May 15, Mandya, where Krishnaraja Sagar is
located, is expected to receive 99mm of rain, but it has already
received 101mm.
In Kodagu, which is the upstream area for Cauvery river, there has been
near-normal rainfall, and although the average pre-monsoon rain in this
catchment area is 171mm and has received just 141mm so far, the met
officials are confident of more rain in the coming days.
