Monsoon showers: More rainfall in coastal areas

BANGALORE: If you are still soaking up the monsoon showers then here is more for Bangaloreans. According to the Met department reports, increase in rainfall is expected.
Speaking to Express, B Puttanna, director, Bangalore Meteorological Centre, said, "Under the influence of this upper air cyclonic circulation blowing over northwest Bay of Bengal, a low pressure area is likely to form, which is a favourable condition for the increase in rainfall, particularly over south interior and north interior Karnataka and also coastal Karnataka."In addition, heavy rainfall is also expected over moist isolated Karnataka. He said, "As per our recordings, there has been scanty or normal rainfall over interior and coastal Karnataka. Since the cyclonic circulation is extending as high as 7.6 km above sea level, it is expected to bring about heavy rainfall around these areas which would be beneficial for the crops."