The southwest monsoon reached Karnataka Tuesday, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Speaking to indianexpress.com, Geeta Agnihotri, the director-in-charge of IMD, Bengaluru, said: “Monsoon has hit Karnataka today. The southwest monsoon has advanced into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, some parts of Karnataka, entire Kerala, some more parts of Tamil Nadu, entire southeast Bay of Bengal, some more parts of southwest Bay of Bengal, most parts of east-central Bay of Bengal, some parts of west-central and northeast Bay of Bengal.”“Today, coastal Karnataka and a few places in north-interior Karnataka received widespread rain. Scattered rainfall was reported from south-interior Karnataka. There will be an increase in rainfall in the coastal districts of Karnataka and Western Ghat areas.

Source: Indian Express May 31, 2022 16:58 UTC