Rains forecast for city, coastal regions

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Rainfall will occur at a few places over South Interior Karnataka and at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka, according to Meteorological Centre A low pressure area is likely to form over southwest Bay of Bengal off Sri Lanka coast around November 9.

It is very likely to move north westwards towards Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts with possible slight intensification during subsequent 48 hours. This might also bring some rain to Bengaluru and south Karnataka. The centre has said that Bengaluru HAL Airport, Bengaluru City, Pavagada (Tumakuru district) is likely to receive 1cm of rainfall each.

The cyclonic circulation over south Tamil Nadu and neighbourhood now lies over Kerala coast and neighbourhood and extends up to 3.6 km above mean sea level. An east-west trough runs from above cyclonic circulation over Kerala coast & neighbourhood to south Andaman Sea across south Tamil Nadu and South Bay of Bengal between 1.5 km and 3.6 km above mean sea level.

The cyclonic circulation over Southwest Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood extending up to 1.5 km above mean sea level has merged with the above trough. The trough from cyclonic circulation over south Tamil Nadu and neighbourhood to Lakshadweep area across Kerala extending up to 5.8 km above mean sea level has become less marked, the centre said.