Bengaluru to experience rain for at least one more day

BENGALURU: The weather department has forecast rain in Bengaluru for the next 36 hours, with winds expected to blow at 40-50 km/h. The temperature is likely to range between 19°C and 27°C.

Cloudy skies with moderate rain are expected for the next two days. The monsoon rains have begun across the state, and the weather is expected to continue until May 30 due to a low-pressure system in the Arabian Sea.

NOTE ON SOUTHWEST MONSOON (SWM) 2025 PROGRESS AND RAINFALL FORECAST & WARNINGS as of 26.05.2025 (Source: IMD)@KarnatakaVarthe #KSNDMC #KarnatakaRains pic.twitter.com/AAa0n5tWDY

— Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (@KarnatakaSNDMC) May 26, 2025

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a rain alert, warning of heavy rain in most parts of the state for the next four days. A red alert has been declared for six districts — Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru and Kodagu—for the next five days.

Update on Further advance of Southwest Monsoon today, the 26th May, 2025

❖ Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai, Karnataka including Bengaluru, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, some… pic.twitter.com/1JGlC0AD6j

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 26, 2025

An orange alert has been issued for Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadagiri Vijayapura and Belagavi districts in north-interior Karnataka. Virajpet in Kodagu received the highest rainfall on Monday morning with 27 cm, followed by 23 cm in Bhagamandala and 20 cm in Mulki. Bengaluru is expected to continue experiencing moderate rain.

The city has already witnessed record-breaking rainfall this month, with 307.9 mm of rain recorded from May 1 to May 26, surpassing the previous record of 305.4 mm in May 2023.

26.05.2025 ರಂತೆ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮುಂದಿನ ಮೂರು ದಿನಗಳ #ಮಳೆ #ಮುನ್ಸೂಚನೆ ನಕ್ಷೆಗಳು.#ಮುಂಗಾರುಮಳೆ #KarnatakaRains #KSNDMC#Rainfall #Forecast Maps for the next three days as of 26.05.2025.#thunderstorms #southwestmonsoon #nature #SWM2025@KarnatakaVarthe pic.twitter.com/Gob09XLC6A

— Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (@KarnatakaSNDMC) May 26, 2025

The pre-monsoon has arrived early in the state, with the IMD predicting its arrival around June 5. However, it entered Kerala on May 24 and has now covered the entire state. This year, normal rainfall is expected in south-interior Karnataka, while north-interior Karnataka and coastal regions may receive more rain than usual, according to C S Patil, a scientist at the IMD.