The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Monday forecast isolated instances of heavy rainfall in Bengaluru and surrounding districts till October 13. The rainfall will coincide with the withdrawal of the Southwest Monsoon ahead of the onset of the Northeast Monsoon season.

As of Monday evening, the Southwest Monsoon withdrew from parts of North Karnataka, with conditions favourable for its withdrawal from the entire state within the next week. During the period, fairly widespread rainfall is likely in parts of the state, especially the South Interior Karnataka region. The IMD has issued a Yellow Alert (Be Aware) for Karnataka till October 18.

According to data shared by the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, while the Southwest Monsoon rainfall has been normal this seas

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