Isolated heavy rainfall is likely over Kerala and Mahe for six days, South Interior Karnataka for five days, and Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema for three days from Monday as the rain belt shifts to Kerala and Karnataka as the week progresses. Lakshadweep may receive isolated heavy rainfall for three days from Wednesday, followed by another spell over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal for three days from Thursday.
The most recognisable city names that come under the meteorological subdivision of South Interior Karnataka are Bengaluru, Mysuru, Tumakuru, Mandya, Hassan, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Davanagere and Kolar though weather for individual cities may vary from each other. It was partly cloudy over Bengaluru at 10.30 am with chances of thundershowers less for most part of the day today (Monday).
The outlook for Chennai for today (Monday) is sun and showers, with rain prospects deteriorating untill midnight. Probability for rain is at a high of 44 per cent at 11 am, which will progressively decline to 23 per cent by 6 pm, before improving with no break-out scenarios, according to an outlook from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Rain footprint will shift from north and north-east of the city to west and west-southwest before briefly clearing up by 8 pm.
