BENGALURU: Bengaluru’s icy chill and drizzle became the stuff of memes, as the city tucked itself in and shivered through Sunday. The city’s maximum temperature plummeted to 20.2 degrees Celsius, well below Saturday’s maximum of 25.3 degrees, as Cyclone Ditwah moved inward.
According to weather observer Ravi Keerthi, this is the seventh-lowest maximum temperature in Bengaluru for the month of November. “This is the 7th lowest maximum temperature of Bengaluru City IMD Observatory for November. It had recorded 20.2°C on 2nd Nov 2012. Lowest being 18.6°C on 26th Nov 1976,” Keerthi had posted on his social media account on Sunday.
From sweat to sweaters, the sudden swing to ‘London weather’ kept city folk indoors, and the reels coming: ‘Bengaluru switched on the AC and lost the remote’ to celebrations of ‘original Bangalore weather’. The mist-and-masala tea weather has its own legions of fans, though many did wonder how they would brave a foggy Monday morning to get to work.
The city’s minimum temperature was 18.4 degrees Celsius, a slight increase by 1.2 degrees, as compared to the normal minimum temperature of 17.2 degrees Celsius. On Sunday, the city recorded 0.2mm rainfall, and the relative humidity was 98 per cent.
The forecast by Bengaluru Meteorological Centre, issued at 6pm Sunday, predicted the city will be cloudy, with light to moderate rain. “Mist very likely during early morning hours in some areas. Maximum & Minimum temperature very likely to be around 22°C and 18°C respectively,” the forecast read.
The weather summary said cyclonic Storm Ditwah over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts moved almost northwards.