The intermittent rain, which lashed Bengaluru on Tuesday (June 20), is likely to last for the next five days.
According to the India Meteorological Department, Bengaluru, the rain, which began in the early hours of Tuesday, are monsoon showers.
“The monsoon advanced into some parts of Karnataka on June 10 but now it has become active and entered up to Raichur and as a result of this, we are witnessing rains. There is an air cyclonic circulation and due to this, there would be cloudy conditions and rains which is quite normal for this time of the year,” said A. Prasad, scientist, IMD, Bengaluru.