Rainy Week For Bengaluru: Heavy Showers Likely
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Key Takeaways:
- Bengaluru breaks April dry spell with 111 mm rainfall in 24 hours
- Pre-monsoon showers active daily, mainly evening to night
- Rain intensity to dip slightly on May 5–6, lighter activity later
- Fresh systems over Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal may revive activity
The capital city, Bengaluru, has come out of the jinx of dry weather. The city had remained nearly dry in the month of April 2026. It was only at the fag end of the month that it poured. The city observatory logged 111 mm rainfall in 24 hours. All parts of the city accumulated decent rain. Pre-monsoon showers have lashed the city and suburbs for the last 4–5 days. The weather activity builds up in the late afternoon/evening and continues through the night, clearing in the morning hours.
The seasonal peninsular India north-south trough is extending from Vidarbha to the Comorin region, passing across Telangana, Rayalaseema, South Interior Karnataka, and the border areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This trough keeps oscillating east-west and varies the spread and intensity of rainfall. It is also aided by afternoon heating and becomes active during evening and night hours. It gets adequate moisture from moist winds streaming from the Bay of Bengal across coastal Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. This pattern will persist for the next four days, till Friday, 08th May 2026.
The city is likely to receive moderate to heavy showers in some areas late in the evening and night. Showers could be less intense and shrink in spread on 05th and 06th May. Light weather activity will continue on 07th and 08th May. Due to a weather system likely to develop over the Southwest Arabian Sea in the equatorial region and its subsequent movement over the southern and south-central parts, the trough will get dislocated. Another weather system may develop over the Bay of Bengal to revive pre-monsoon activity over the region.
