Bengaluru's triple trouble: Water crisis, 5-year high temperatures and a heatwave prediction for Karnataka

Bengaluru, known as the IT city, experienced its highest maximum temperature for March in the past five years, reaching 36.4 degrees Celsius on Friday. This temperature marked the fourth highest in the past 15 years and the third highest in the last decade for March. Meteorological experts attribute this intense heat to global warming and the El Nino effect, which leads to the warming of the Pacific Ocean.

A Prasad, a scientist at the IMD in Bengaluru, noted that due to the impact of El Nino, Bengaluru received minimal rainfall in March, resulting in a notably dry climate. On Saturday, it was even hotter. Bengaluru's temperatures climbed further in March, reaching 37 degrees Celsius on Saturday, surpassing Friday's 36.6 degrees Celsius, according to news reports. This marks the highest temperature recorded in March over the past five years.

IMD warning for Karnataka

The IMD has issued a heatwave warning with a yellow alert for north-interior Karnataka, anticipating temperatures to be higher than normal above normal across the entire state.


Heat wave conditions are highly probable in certain areas of Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, and North Interior Karnataka from April 2nd to 4th, and in Rayalaseema from April 1st to 4th, along with Telangana on April 1st and 2nd, 2024, according to India Meteorological Department

Additionally, warm night conditions are expected in isolated regions of Madhya Pradesh on March 31st, Odisha from April 2nd to 4th, Madhya Maharashtra from March 31st to April 3rd, Marathwada on April 1st and 2nd, and Telangana on March 31st and April 1st, 2024.

Furthermore, hot and humid weather is likely over Rayalaseema on March 31st, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Kerala, Mahe, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal from March 31st to April 4th, as well as Odisha from April 2nd to 4th, 2024. The previous day, maximum temperatures exceeded the 95th percentile in isolated areas of Marathwada, and this trend is expected to continue until April 4th in Rayalaseema, Karnataka, Marathwada, and Odisha, from April 4th onward in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, East Madhya Pradesh, and Vidarbha, and from April 3rd in north Tamil Nadu, 2024.orth Tamil Nadu from 3rd April, 2024.