Southwest monsoon to cover entire state in two days

Bengaluru: The one-week delayed southwest monsoon hit coastal and south interior Karnataka and it is expected to cover entire state in two days, said India Meteorological Centre Bengaluru Director M. Sundar Metri said on Thursday.

The IMD Bengaluru confirmed the onset of monsoon after assessing rainfall on Wednesday and early hours of Thursday.

“The southwest monsoon arrived in south interior Karnataka and coastal Karnataka. Some parts of north interior Karnataka received rainfall on Thursday,’’ Metri said.

According to IMD sources, the southwest monsoon had arrived in Kerala on May 30 and it was supposed to hit Karnataka on June 5 but got delayed due to the low pressure off the Arabian Sea.

Most parts of southern and coastal Karnataka experienced heavy rain. Coastal Karnataka received 27 mm rainfall on Thursday while North Interior Karnataka received 26 mm rainfall.

South Interior Karnataka received 13 mm rainfall.The IMD forecast generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle in Bengaluru for Thursday and Friday.