The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert predicting moderate rainfall in Bengaluru for the next week. The city is currently experiencing heavy rain.
IMD’s weather forecast says that Bengaluru Rural would likely see the heaviest rainfall, while the rains in the city would be moderate.
Several parts of the city are facing slow-moving traffic due to waterlogging. Such as Hebbal, Kuvempu Circle to Bhadrappa Layout, M S Palya to GKVK and vice versa, Nagawara to Hegde Nagar, Kasturi Nagar to Ramamurthy Nagar, BEL Circle junction to Gokula Road, Hebbal to Yelahanka, RP Road junction to P G Halli, and Lumbini Garden to Veerannapalya, as per the traffic police.
The IMD also issued an orange alert in North Interior Karnataka. The region is likely to see very heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms and lightning.
A mausam report also said that humidity levels may reach up to 91 per cent, especially after the rainfall. The rain may also disrupt electricity, uproot trees and slow down traffic.
Karnataka state natural disaster monitoring centre (KSNDMC), made a post that said “Scattered to widespread light to moderate rain and isolated heavy rains are likely to occur over the state along with strong winds, with the intensity of rain likely to increase from August 14.”
From August 14 to 16, Heavy rainfall is to be expected in all subdivisions of Karnataka, including the Coastal, North interior and South interior parts.
According to the KSNDMC, the Chikkaballapur, Gauribidanur and Idagur regions in the south of the state received the highest rainfall with a recorded 130 mm in the past 24 hours.
The heavy rainfall is due to the Southwest Monsoon, the seasonal wind that blows in moisture from the sea, usually till September.
The last time Bengaluru had heavy rains, it resulted in widespread flooding around the low-lying areas of the city in May 2025. During the latter half of the month, the city received about 130mm of rainfall in just a few hours. The infrastructure was submerged, and there were massive disruptions to traffic. The flooding also highlighted the lack of proper drainage in the city.