TO heat wave The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center (KSNDMC) has issued red alert for six districts of Karnataka as temperatures are likely to exceed 46 degrees Celsius, PTI reported.
KSNDMC has cited SHAR-ISRO as its source, according to PTI.
Bagalkote, Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Koppal districts in Karnataka will see temperatures ranging between 40 and 46 degrees Celsius between May 1 and 9, according to the news agency, according to KSNDMC.
The monitoring center also noted that when comparing the maximum temperature recorded in Karnataka in the last seven years “between 2017 and 2024”. The highest temperature of 45.6 degrees Celsius was recorded on April 30, 2024, according to PTI.
Meanwhile, in a statement issued by the India Meteorological Department in Bengaluru, the trough/wind discontinuity from south-east Madhya Pradesh to south interior Karnataka (SIK), via Vidarbha, Marathawada and north Karnataka interior (NIK), extends up to 1.5 km above sea level. the level persists.
But according to the IMD, the department issued a severe heat alert (red) only when the actual maximum temperature exceeds 47 degrees Celsius.
Maximum temperatures are likely to continue and also reach between 40 and 46 degrees Celsius in parts of NIK districts such as Raichur, Kalaburgi, Yadgir, Bellary and Vijayapura districts in Karnataka till May 6, the management center said. of natural disasters on social media platform. x.
The remaining NIK districts, most SIK districts and Dakshina Kannada district are likely to experience maximum temperatures between 40 and 44 degrees Celsius, he added, PTI reported.
Parts of Kodagu, Udupi, Hassan, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru and parts of Uttara Kannada districts are likely to experience between 33 and 40 degrees Celsius until May 6, according to the centre.
From May 7, maximum temperatures are likely to drop 2 to 3 degrees Celsius throughout the stateaccording to KSNDMC.
Meanwhile, according to statewide rainfall data by KSNDMC, while isolated rains were observed in six districts (Haveri, Dharwad, Gadag, Vijayapura, Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada), dry/insignificant rains were received in 25 districts, including rural Bengaluru area. and urban on April 30.
Maximum rainfall of 35 mm was recorded at Bhogavi in Haveri district.
According to the cumulative rainfall date from January 1 to April 30, only coastal Karnataka recorded excess rainfall of 59% over normal, while the rest of Karnataka had a rainfall deficit ranging between 13% and 80 percent, according to a press release. by KSNDMC, which collects the data from telemetric rain gauge locations established by it across the state, the news agency reported on Wednesday.
(with PTI inputs)