Bengaluru and wider Karnataka moved into a sharper monsoon risk window this week after the IMD warned of heavy rainfall and issued a red alert for south interior Karnataka.
India's monsoon story has shifted from anticipation to active monitoring, with the IMD pointing readers toward heavy-rain risk in parts of the country.
The IMD issued rain and thunderstorm alerts for several states on 6 April as two western disturbances influenced weather across northwest India.
The IMD warned that heatwave conditions would affect large parts of India over the next four to five days.
The IMD issued late-April warnings for heatwave, hot and humid weather and warm night conditions across several parts of the country.
