<div align="justify">The monsoon will arrive in Karnataka only towards the end of the week, the weather office said on Monday. <div align="justify"><br />Though the southwest monsoon arrived in south Kerala on May 30, it has remained in that region and not advanced, the India Meteorological Department explained.<br /><br />“It may take three or four more days for it to arrive in Karnataka,” L Ramesh Babu, director in charge, IMD, Bengaluru, told DH.</div><div align="justify"><br />Low pressure over the west coast absorbed all the moisture from the land surface, and has affected the rain pattern. </div><div align="justify"><br />Last week, upper air cyclonic circulation towards Maharashtra took away the moisture, Babu said. The monsoon needs strong winds at a speed of 20 to 35 knots in the west coast to set in here. That is absent, he said. </div><div align="justify"><br />In Kerala, the monsoon set in two days early, but the low pressure in the Bay of Bengal had delayed its advancement. </div><div align="justify"><br />But that is no cause for worry. “The IMD Delhi forecast of good monsoon remains,” he said. Since June 1 (the expected date of the onset of monsoon) Bengaluru city, HAL and the international airport have not recorded any rainfall.</div><div align="justify"><br />Rain in Mangaluru<br /><br />Rain lashed different parts of Dakshina Kannada since Monday afternoon. Monsoon-like conditions prevailed during the day, forcing people to take out umbrellas and raincoats.</div><div align="justify"><br />The district received light to moderate rainfall. While Monday remained sunny till afternoon, the sky was overcast later in the day.</div><div align="justify"><br />The rain brought in pleasant weather, but also led to traffic snarls at many places, including Ambedkar Circle in Mangaluru. <br /><br />Tumakuru city experienced pre-monsoon showers on Monday evening. Rain lashed Indi and Sindhgitaluks in Vijayapura district. </div></div>
<div align="justify">The monsoon will arrive in Karnataka only towards the end of the week, the weather office said on Monday. <div align="justify"><br />Though the southwest monsoon arrived in south Kerala on May 30, it has remained in that region and not advanced, the India Meteorological Department explained.<br /><br />“It may take three or four more days for it to arrive in Karnataka,” L Ramesh Babu, director in charge, IMD, Bengaluru, told DH.</div><div align="justify"><br />Low pressure over the west coast absorbed all the moisture from the land surface, and has affected the rain pattern. </div><div align="justify"><br />Last week, upper air cyclonic circulation towards Maharashtra took away the moisture, Babu said. The monsoon needs strong winds at a speed of 20 to 35 knots in the west coast to set in here. That is absent, he said. </div><div align="justify"><br />In Kerala, the monsoon set in two days early, but the low pressure in the Bay of Bengal had delayed its advancement. </div><div align="justify"><br />But that is no cause for worry. “The IMD Delhi forecast of good monsoon remains,” he said. Since June 1 (the expected date of the onset of monsoon) Bengaluru city, HAL and the international airport have not recorded any rainfall.</div><div align="justify"><br />Rain in Mangaluru<br /><br />Rain lashed different parts of Dakshina Kannada since Monday afternoon. Monsoon-like conditions prevailed during the day, forcing people to take out umbrellas and raincoats.</div><div align="justify"><br />The district received light to moderate rainfall. While Monday remained sunny till afternoon, the sky was overcast later in the day.</div><div align="justify"><br />The rain brought in pleasant weather, but also led to traffic snarls at many places, including Ambedkar Circle in Mangaluru. <br /><br />Tumakuru city experienced pre-monsoon showers on Monday evening. Rain lashed Indi and Sindhgitaluks in Vijayapura district. </div></div>
