IMD issues yellow alert for Bengaluru for Wednesday

Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, has issued a yellow alert for Bengaluru for Wednesday. A yellow alert indicates that the city will receive heavy rainfall. The prediction adds that the rainfall could be accompanied by gusty winds.

After a dry April, IMD, Bengaluru, has predicted that the city will receive close to normal rainfall during May. Bengaluru usually receives 128.7 mm of rainfall in May.

The forecast, however, said that over the next two days, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds will occur only by evening or night. The maximum and minimum temperatures in the city will hover around 35 degrees Celsius and 22 degrees Celsius over the next two days.

The city has been receiving rainfall since the beginning of May and as a result, the temperature has come down significantly. From 38 degrees Celsius at the beginning of the month, the city came down to 33.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, a drastic reduction. Tuesday is also supposed to be the coolest day the city has witnessed in at least a month.