<p>Bengalureans will have to wait for their clothes to dry. The sunshine isn’t coming back for at least two more days.</p>.<p>An unusually small difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures is behind the current damp, chilly weather in Bengaluru and parts of southern Karnataka, according to the Met department.</p>.<p>Strong northeasterly winds, light rains and a low-pressure area in coastal Tamil Nadu have caused this weather pattern.</p>.<p>Consider this. The mean maximum temperature for the city in November is 27.2 degrees Celsius and the mean minimum temperature is 18 degrees Celsius. This translates into a temperature range of about 10 degrees Celsius. But the actual maximum and minimum temperatures are 21.6°C and 19.5°C, or a temperature range of just 2.1°C.</p>.<p>While the maximum temperature has fallen drastically (by 6°C), the minimum temperature is actually higher than normal (by about 2°C). In other words, the weather is colder than usual during the day and slightly hotter than usual during the night and early morning.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Windchill effect</strong></p>.<p>“The day’s temperature is discomfitingly low. That’s because the maximum temperature isn’t rising and there are strong winds. It’s a windchill effect,” said A Prasad, Scientist D at the IMD meteorological centre in Bengaluru.</p>.<p>According to Prasad, this low temperature range has been caused by a low-pressure area in coastal Tamil Nadu, strong northeasterly winds travelling at 15-20 kmph and light rains brought in by the northeast monsoon.</p>.<p>“It’s going to stay this way for at least two more days,” he added.</p>.<p>As per IMD’s forecast, Bengaluru will have a generally cloudy sky with light rains until November 14. Afterwards, the clouds will clear and the rains will subside, giving way to sunshine.</p>.<p>“After five days, the days will become warmer and the nights will become colder,” Prasad said.</p>.<p>It’s a similar weather pattern in some parts of South Interior Karnataka, notably Kolar, Chamarajanagar, Ramanagara, Mandya, Mysuru, and Hassan.</p>
<p>Bengalureans will have to wait for their clothes to dry. The sunshine isn’t coming back for at least two more days.</p>.<p>An unusually small difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures is behind the current damp, chilly weather in Bengaluru and parts of southern Karnataka, according to the Met department.</p>.<p>Strong northeasterly winds, light rains and a low-pressure area in coastal Tamil Nadu have caused this weather pattern.</p>.<p>Consider this. The mean maximum temperature for the city in November is 27.2 degrees Celsius and the mean minimum temperature is 18 degrees Celsius. This translates into a temperature range of about 10 degrees Celsius. But the actual maximum and minimum temperatures are 21.6°C and 19.5°C, or a temperature range of just 2.1°C.</p>.<p>While the maximum temperature has fallen drastically (by 6°C), the minimum temperature is actually higher than normal (by about 2°C). In other words, the weather is colder than usual during the day and slightly hotter than usual during the night and early morning.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Windchill effect</strong></p>.<p>“The day’s temperature is discomfitingly low. That’s because the maximum temperature isn’t rising and there are strong winds. It’s a windchill effect,” said A Prasad, Scientist D at the IMD meteorological centre in Bengaluru.</p>.<p>According to Prasad, this low temperature range has been caused by a low-pressure area in coastal Tamil Nadu, strong northeasterly winds travelling at 15-20 kmph and light rains brought in by the northeast monsoon.</p>.<p>“It’s going to stay this way for at least two more days,” he added.</p>.<p>As per IMD’s forecast, Bengaluru will have a generally cloudy sky with light rains until November 14. Afterwards, the clouds will clear and the rains will subside, giving way to sunshine.</p>.<p>“After five days, the days will become warmer and the nights will become colder,” Prasad said.</p>.<p>It’s a similar weather pattern in some parts of South Interior Karnataka, notably Kolar, Chamarajanagar, Ramanagara, Mandya, Mysuru, and Hassan.</p>
