<p>Misty mornings and evenings indicate the onset of winter in the city. The weather office is predicting a prolonged winter this time.</p>.<p> The India Meteorological Department on Friday attributed the early winter to the delayed arrival of the north-east monsoon. <br /><br />Late by about 20 days, the north-east monsoon is expected in a week.<br /><br />Systems are forming in south-west Bay of Bengal, indicating that the south-west monsoon is moving away, said L Ramesh Babu, director in charge, India Meteorological Department, Bengaluru.<br /><br />Fog or mist is occurring in the mornings and evenings. A clear sky is helping temperatures dip as evening falls, he said.<br /><br />Chilling out<br /><br />The minimum temperature in Bengaluru is already a degree lower than normal, the weather office said.<br /><br />On Thursday, the minimum temperature was 20.4 degrees Celsius, 1.4 degree below normal. </p>
<p>Misty mornings and evenings indicate the onset of winter in the city. The weather office is predicting a prolonged winter this time.</p>.<p> The India Meteorological Department on Friday attributed the early winter to the delayed arrival of the north-east monsoon. <br /><br />Late by about 20 days, the north-east monsoon is expected in a week.<br /><br />Systems are forming in south-west Bay of Bengal, indicating that the south-west monsoon is moving away, said L Ramesh Babu, director in charge, India Meteorological Department, Bengaluru.<br /><br />Fog or mist is occurring in the mornings and evenings. A clear sky is helping temperatures dip as evening falls, he said.<br /><br />Chilling out<br /><br />The minimum temperature in Bengaluru is already a degree lower than normal, the weather office said.<br /><br />On Thursday, the minimum temperature was 20.4 degrees Celsius, 1.4 degree below normal. </p>
