Bengaluru: It seems the summer has already set in the city with day temperatures seeing a sudden rise over the last two days, and people complaining about the hot weather.
“Day temperatures have become very uncomfortable over the last two-three days,” said Vineeth, a college-goer. He said that last week, the weather was pleasant, but all of a sudden, days have become hot.
Temperature that was hovering around 27 degrees Celsius in the last week has shot up to over 31 degrees Celsius. The Indian Meteorological Department recorded the day temperature on Tuesday at 30 degrees Celsius. But on Wednesday it shot up to 31.1 degrees Celsius, making the city hote. But the summer is not here just yet.
Weathermen at the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre attributed the change in the temperature to the cyclonic circulation over the south-interior Karnataka.
Mr S.S.M. Gavaskar, scientist at KSNDMC, said, “As per our observations, the weather is normal with one or two degree variation in the minimum temperatures. The cyclonic circulation over south-interior Karnataka is bringing in clouds and moist winds. Parts of Malnad and south-interior Karnataka are getting rain.”
The slight discomfort in weather will continue till Thursday and then ease out, he said, and added that the summer will set in only in March.
