Good old weather back

BANGALORE: The city’s signature cool weather with breeze and light rain made a comeback on Monday. Gusty strong winds blowing at 40km/hr, dark clouds and the Sun playing hide-and-sneek kept the maximum temperature at 25.6 degree Celsius and minimum at 20.
“It’s perfect weather to step out and have hot bhutta (sweet corn ) with a dash of butter !Ididjustthat.I hope the weather stays like this and we get more rain in the coming days,” said Divya Jain, a homemaker.
For Adarsh Patil and wife Niyati it was a coffee date. “We finished work early and decided to have a cup of coffee. From here, we’ll go for a walk to Cubbon Park and then head home. The day is perfect for an outing,” said the couple, who was at a coffee shop on Church Street.
B Puttanna, director, in-charge, Met department, said strong winds blowing from the surface are driving away the rain clouds. “We are expecting high pressure to build on Bay of Bengal and if the winds subside in the next couple of days, then Bangalore will receive good rain ,” said Puttanna.
Heavy rain in north-interior Karnataka has met the season’squota as of now . “Monsoon has progressed well in Karnataka except some south-interior areas. Overall, the state has received normal to good monsoon,” said Puttanna.
The weatherman has predicted light rain, strong winds and thundershowers in the city. “Maximum temperature is likely to remain at 28 degrees Celsius,” said a Met officer.