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Though the southwest monsoon arrived successful Karnataka connected June 4, the State has recorded an existent rainfall of 71 mm arsenic against the mean of 109 mm for the play betwixt June 1 to 18.
According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre’s (KSNDMC) June rainfall pattern, determination has been a departure of -35%. Data for June 2026 truthful acold shows that southbound interior Karnataka has received 44 mm arsenic against the mean 48 mm, a departure of -6%, portion northbound interior Karnataka has received 53 mm against 63 mm, a departure of -16%. Malnad and the coastal regions person recorded 89 mm and 191 mm, respectively, arsenic against the mean 178 mm and 419 mm, reflecting departures of -50% and -54%.
Large excess to deficit
KSNDMC information further states that 5 districts — Bagalkot, Raichur, Ballari, Chickballapur and Tumakuru — received ample excess rainfall. Twelve districts — Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru South, Kolar, Mandya, Chitradurga, Koppal, Gadag, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura and Yadgir — received mean rainfall.
Meanwhile, shortage rainfall was recorded successful 12 districts — Kalaburgi, Uttara Kannada, Haveri, Vijayanagar, Davangere, Udupi, Chikkamagaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysuru and Chamarajanagar.
Two districts — Shivamogga and Bidar — received ample shortage rainfall.
During this period, 17 taluks received ample excess rainfall, portion 24 and 66 taluks recorded excess and mean rainfall, respectively. The information stated that 103 taluks received shortage rainfall, and 30 recorded ample shortage rainfall.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has already said that the mean rainfall for Karnataka during the southwest monsoon play (June to September) is astir apt to beryllium beneath normal.
According to the probability forecast for seasonal rainfall implicit Karnataka during the season, coastal Karnataka and southbound interior Karnataka are expected to person below-normal rainfall, portion northbound interior Karnataka is apt to person below- to near-normal rainfall.
May intensify aft June 21
IMD idiosyncratic C.S. Patil said the strength of the monsoon would stay anemic for the adjacent 2 to 3 days, and is expected to “become intense” by June 21-22.
“There is simply a probability of 75% rainfall successful coastal Karnataka, 50% and 25% successful southbound and northbound interior Karnataka aboriginal adjacent week,” helium said.
Bengaluru city, which has for the past mates of days been witnessing a emergence successful maximum somesthesia (around 30-31 degrees Celsius) witnessed cloudy conditions connected Thursday, portion the maximum somesthesia dropped to 26.4 degrees Celsius.
The forecast for the adjacent 2 days indicates a mostly cloudy sky, with airy to mean rainfall apt and gusty winds (30-40 km/h) expected astatine 1 oregon 2 places.
The maximum and minimum somesthesia is precise apt to beryllium astir 29 degrees Celsius and 22 degrees Celsius respectively.
