Heat Wave: The Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) and the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) on Friday issued a heat wave warning for isolated pockets of Karnataka, saying it's likely to become extremely hot especially in Coastal Karnataka and is likely to continue till Sunday.
The average maximum temperature recorded in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka was 36.7 degree Celcius.
The districts that are likely to experience heat waves till Sunday, as predicted by weather agencies, are Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi. There is a high probability of experiencing four to five times the normal temperature in these areas. Coastal areas will also experience a rise in temperature, slightly lesser than these districts.
The weather department has predicted that the minimum temperatures in coastal Karnataka will be lower than normal till the weekend, with a drop of three to four degrees Celsius until Saturday and two to three degrees Celsius until Sunday.
In some districts like Hassan, the temperature dropped to 13.3 degrees Celsius, and in areas like Chikkamagaluru, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru, Hassan, and Shivamogga districts, the temperature was between nine to eleven degrees Celsius.
Honavar and Parambur in Karnataka had the highest maximum temperature of 37.6 degrees this Friday, whereas the lowest minimum temperature was recorded in Bagalkote.
The IMD had also raised a warning about strong surface winds likely to blow at a speed of 30 kmph at some interior parts of Karnataka till Sunday.
FAQs
1. What is the average minimum temperature in Karnataka?
The average minimum temperature in Karnataka is 13.6 degrees Celsius.
2. What's the action plan of the Karnataka government in view of the heat wave?
As of now, the Karnataka government has identified the areas that are vulnerable to this heat wave.
