According to sources the sweaters have been stashed away and the shorts have come out and this as Bengaluru and the rest of Karnataka have been recording temperatures above normal, even as summer officially sets from March. Meanwhile Bengaluru, once known for its ‘good weather’ all year round, has seen mercury rising to 35C earlier this week, northern districts in the state have recorded temperatures as high as 40C.
Furthermore IMD official said, "For Bengaluru as a whole, for the last 3-4 days the minimum temperatures have been 2-3C more than the normal, while maximum temperatures have remained close to normal". Sunil M Gavaskar, the meteorologist at the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre told “The IMD (India Meteorological Department) is going to come up with its official outlook next week, but with temperatures in all districts and neighboring states being above normal, we are expecting a hotter than usual summer”.
Moreover Gavaskar said, “As per the current situation, no rainfall is expected. We are into the pre-monsoon period, sudden thunderstorm activity is expected to develop any time.” He added “Presently due to increased humidity and no rains, people in the entire coastal belt and neighboring areas will feel more uncomfortable compared to the northern districts despite comparatively low temperatures and Karnataka which has been facing three straight drought years is staring at another year of water scarcity.
