Winter is here, Bengaluru!

Bengaluru experiences chilly weather with minimum temperature dropping to 15°C, clear sky and fog expected next two days.

Winter has truly set in Bengaluru as the city for the last couple of days has been witnessing chilly weather conditions. The minimum temperature has dropped to 15 degrees Celsius.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD), Bengaluru’s observation data recorded at 8.30 am on Tuesday the minimum temperature in Bengaluru city was 15.5 °C .

The two other observatories the HAL Airport and the Kempegowda International Airport also recorded a minimum of 15 °C respectively.

The average minimum temperature in Bengaluru for the month of December is 16.4 °C.

“The minimum temperature has dropped to 15 °C. There has been a drop of one degree Celsius from the normal temperature,” Dr. N. Puviarasan, scientist and head, IMD Bengaluru said.

The local forecast for Bengaluru and the neighbourhood for the next two days is clear sky, fog and mist very likely during early morning in some areas. “Maximum and minimum temperatures are very likely to be around 27°C and 17°C respectively,” states the IMD forecast.

As per IMD records, the all-time lowest minimum temperature recorded for the month December was 8.9 °C recorded on December 29, 1883.