Monsoon To Enter Karnataka On June 2, IMD Issues Yellow Alert In 10 Districts

IMD says conditions favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some parts of central Arabian Sea, remaining parts of Kerala, and some parts of Tamil Nadu & Karnataka in next few days.

Advance of southwest monsoon.

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a yellow alert for 10 districts in Karnataka from June 2. The weather monitoring body said in a statement the southern state will start receiving monsoon showers from Thursday, June 2. The Southwest monsoon already set in over Kerala on May 29, three days ahead of its normal date.

According to the IMD's recent release, conditions are favourable for further advance of the southwest monsoon into some parts of the central Arabian Sea, remaining parts of Kerala, some more parts of Tamil Nadu, some parts of Karnataka, and some more parts of south and Central Bay of Bengal, some parts of northeast Bay of Bengal and northeastern states during next 3-4 days.

Advancement of Southwest Monsoon:
Southwest Monsoon has advanced over some more parts of central Arabian Sea, some parts of Karnataka, entire Kerala, some more parts of Tamil Nadu, entire southeast Bay of Bengal, some more parts of southwest Bay of Bengal; pic.twitter.com/hRVFqgYosV

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 31, 2022

As per latest data, some precipitation is likely over Uttara Kannada and coastal areas, including the urban and the rural Bengaluru regions, along with other districts like Hassan, Shivamogga, Ramanagara, Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru.

Coastal and south interior Karnataka would receive heavy rainfall when the monsoon arrives, while other parts would encounter light to moderate rainfall, said IMD authorities, according to a Hindustan Times report.

After the recent rains in Bengaluru, the fears of vector-borne diseases have increased. For the past few weeks, Karnataka has been recording second highest number of cases of Dengue.