The city and surrounding regions received a minor reprieve from prolonged dry spell on Saturday with moderate showers lasting nearly 45 minutes.
The temperature levels here have been hovering around 35 to 37 degrees Celsius since many weeks.
Though the day began on a sultry note, there was perceptible relief from the heat by late in the noon with cloud formation. What began as a drizzle turned out to be a prolonged shower of moderate intensity.
A weather report issued by the Naganahalli Agriculture Research Station, which releases agro-advisory bulletin for Mysuru and surrounding areas, has forecast light to moderate spell of rain ranging from 2 mm to 7 mm during the next 24 hours. However, the maximum temperature is expected to be around 36 degrees Celsius and conditions of searing heat and humidity will continue.
While the residents of Mysuru city are still grappling under scorching summer heat, parts of the rural hinterland have experienced heavy showers during the last 24 hours.
According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), Hanchipura in H.D. Kote taluk received 82.5 mm of rainfall during the last 24 hours. But in rest of the district, rainfall was isolated and scattered.
Water-stressed
The KSNDMC report indicates that the bulk of the region in south-interior Karnataka is water-stressed and against a normal of 52.6 mm of rainfall for the period of January to April, the region received 41.6 mm, which is 21% below normal. Mandya has received 31.2 mm of rainfall against a normal of 41.8 mm and it is 25% below normal while Chamarajanagar has 33.9 mm of rainfall against a normal of 56.6 mm and this is 40% below normal.
Published - April 20, 2019 11:01 pm IST
