Bengaluru: Parts of the city received a thunderstorm accompanied by lightning on Friday evening, bringing relief from the scorching summer heat.
According to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD), the Bengaluru City observatory recorded 1.5 mm of rainfall by 8.30 pm. This was the first pre-monsoon rainfall in April.
The rainfall occurred after the city had recorded the highest maximum temperature of the year, at 35.4°C. Despite being isolated, the rainfall did help reduce the temperature.
Mercury surges above normal in Bengaluru as westerlies linger; rain likely from April 11At 5.30 pm, Bengaluru City recorded a maximum temperature of 34.8°C and a minimum of 24.4°C. The temperatures at HAL airport were 34.5°C and 23.4°C,
respectively.
However, the temperature remained higher at Kempegowda International Airport, with a maximum of 35.5°C and a minimum of 24°C.
The IMD has forecast a partly cloudy sky, with maximum and minimum temperatures of around 34°C and 24°C, respectively, until 8.30 am on Sunday.