BENGALURU, 12 DEC

Rains lashed Bengaluru and parts of the south interior and coastal districts of Karnataka on Thursday, causing traffic congestion in the state capital.

However, Bengaluru city and its neighbourhood areas are likely to witness a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain likely in some areas on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

In a statement, the IMD attributed the weather to a well-marked low pressure area over the Gulf of Mannar and neighbourhood, with the associated upper air cyclonic circulation extending up to mid-troposphere levels persisting.

The system is very likely to continue to move west–northwest towards south Tamil Nadu and weaken gradually during the next 12 hours, it said.

According to the IMD, light to moderate rain occurred at isolated places over Dakshina Kannada, Udupi districts and at many districts of south interior Karnataka.

Isolated heavy rain is likely to occur over Mandya, Kolar Chikkaballapura, Tumkur, Mysuru, Bengaluru Rural and Bengaluru Urban districts, but dry weather is very likely to prevail over Uttara Kannada and north interior Karnataka areas till 13 December.

"From 14 to 16 December, dry weather very likely to prevail over the state, while shallow fog with mist at isolated places is very likely over north interior Karnataka," IMD officials said. —PTI