<p>The southwest monsoon finally hit Karnataka late on Friday night, but the rainfall so far has been scanty due to formation of a low pressure area over the Arabian Sea.<br /><br /></p>.<p>India Meteorological Department (IMD) Bengaluru Director Geeta Agnihotri told Deccan Herald while monsoon hit the Kerala coast on Friday morning, the northern limit covered the land region of south-coastal and interior Karnataka on late Friday night. <br />It covered Mangaluru– which received 1 mm rain–and Mysuru in Karnataka, and Salem and Gudalur in Tamil Nadu. <br /><br />By Saturday afternoon, a low-pressure formed over south-east and east-central Arabian Sea. Due to this, the monsoon winds have weakened, and it will take 2-3 days for people in the State, especially Bengaluru, to experience monsoon showers. <br />The State capital received good pre-monsoon showers from March to May. The City received 443 mm of rain against the actual forecast of 170 mm, the highest in a decade. <br /><br />The southwest monsoon normally hits Kerala by June 1. It then surges northwards and covers the entire country by July 15. <br /></p>
<p>The southwest monsoon finally hit Karnataka late on Friday night, but the rainfall so far has been scanty due to formation of a low pressure area over the Arabian Sea.<br /><br /></p>.<p>India Meteorological Department (IMD) Bengaluru Director Geeta Agnihotri told Deccan Herald while monsoon hit the Kerala coast on Friday morning, the northern limit covered the land region of south-coastal and interior Karnataka on late Friday night. <br />It covered Mangaluru– which received 1 mm rain–and Mysuru in Karnataka, and Salem and Gudalur in Tamil Nadu. <br /><br />By Saturday afternoon, a low-pressure formed over south-east and east-central Arabian Sea. Due to this, the monsoon winds have weakened, and it will take 2-3 days for people in the State, especially Bengaluru, to experience monsoon showers. <br />The State capital received good pre-monsoon showers from March to May. The City received 443 mm of rain against the actual forecast of 170 mm, the highest in a decade. <br /><br />The southwest monsoon normally hits Kerala by June 1. It then surges northwards and covers the entire country by July 15. <br /></p>
