Cyclonic storm Ditwah over southwestern Bay of Bengal and adjacent Sri Lankan coast and depression (remnant of cyclonic storm “Senyar”) over Malacca Strait are expected to bring rain. | Photo credit: K. MURALI KUMAR
Bengaluru Urban experienced a 47% deficiency in the Northeast Monsoon during the period between October 1 and November 27. This is in stark contrast to Karnataka’s 6% rainfall deficit during this period and the third highest deficit in the state overall.
Districts in north interior Karnataka had the largest negative exits. Bagalkote recorded the highest shortage at 53%, followed by Haveri at 50%. Vijayapura and Kalaburagi followed Bengaluru Urban with exits of -46% and -45% respectively.
On the other hand, there was also a large excess of rainfall in many districts. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, Bidar recorded the highest excess rainfall at 67%, followed by Kolar at 60% and Hassan at 50%.
Rain is expected
However, CS Patil of IMD Bengaluru said the deep depression over Sri Lanka has turned into a cyclonic storm and rain is expected over parts of south interior Karnataka in the next few days. Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru South, Tumakuru, Kolar and Chickballapur are expected to experience heavy rain.
Cyclonic storm Ditwah over southwestern Bay of Bengal and adjacent Sri Lankan coast and depression (remnant of cyclonic storm “Senyar”) over Malacca Strait are expected to bring rain.
About cyclonic storm Ditwah over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjacent Sri Lankan coast, Thursday’s IMD bulletin said, “A deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjacent coast of Sri Lanka moved north-northwest, intensified into cyclonic storm Ditwah and centered at 11:30 am IST over the same region on November 27 (Sri Lanka near 27 November).90 km south-southeast of Batticaloa (Sri Lanka), 120 km north-east of Hambantota (Sri Lanka), 200 km south-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 610 km south-southeast of Puducherry (India) and 700 km south-southeast of India (Chen”).
“It is very likely to continue moving north-northwestward over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Sri Lankan coast and reach over southwest Bay of Bengal off North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south coast of Andhra Pradesh by early morning on November 30,” it said.
“A deep depression (remnant of cyclonic storm ‘Senyar’) over the Strait of Malacca moved almost eastward, weakened into a depression and centered at 11:30 a.m. on November 27 over the same area about 200 km south of George town (Malaysia), 380 km east-southeast of Kuta Makmur (8-east Indonesia), 8-east Indonesia (Nicobar Islands) and 1020 km south-east of Car Nicobar (Nicobar Islands) “It is very likely to move almost eastward during the next 12 hours and further weaken into a well-marked low pressure area,” the bulletin added.
Rain is expected over parts of South Interior Karnataka from November 28 and Coastal and North Interior Karnataka from November 29 and will continue till December 3.
Published – 27 Nov 2025 23:09 IST
