As the coastal Karnataka leans towards summer with the beginning of March, the temperatures in the coastal districts have eventually began to rise after remaining mild throughout the winter season.
The month of January turned out to be ‘pleasant’ for in the coastal Karnataka while February also turned out to be calm for majority of the days except a few days in the last week of the month where the temperature touched spiked up to 37 degree Celsius.
However, with March will start the hot, summer season and one can expect weather to be ‘not so calm’ in coming months.
We bring you the weather forecast of three coastal districts for the next week (March 4-10).
Dakshina Kannada: Beginning Monday, March 3 will witness the highest temperature of the week with temperature at 33 degree Celsius, which will again occur on Thursday 7 March. The coolest day however of the week will be Saturday, March 9 when temperature will only spike up to 30 as maximum and will lean down to 22 degree Celsius during night on Saturday.
The average temperature during the day throughout the week will be 33 degree Celsius with the average low during nights will be 23 degree Celsius in the district.
In most days of the week the forecast is Sunny with no rain, thunderstorm or breeze/cool winds predicted.
Udupi: Much like Dakshina Kannada, the temperatures in Udupi also will remain consistently between 31-33 degree Celsius during the day hours. Thursday and Friday will witness the highest temperature when it will spike up to 34 degree Celsius during day.
Thursday however will also witness the lowest temperature during night along with Wednesday when it will touch a low of 19 degree Celsius in the district.
Average temperature in the district throughout the week will be 33 and 24 degree Celsius during day hours and night hours respectively.
The forecast till Friday is of ‘Hazy Sunshine’ while it will turn ‘Hazy Sun’ and ‘Mostly Sunny’ for Saturday and Sunday respectively.
Uttara Kannada: Uttara Kannada district will see slightly cooler week comparatively in terms of temperatures but the humidity in the district will be much higher than the other two coastal districts which will make it more difficult for the residents.
The temperature during day hours in the week will remain between 31 and 32 degree Celsius except on March 10, Sunday when it will shoot up to 35 degree Celsius. The average day temperature is predicted to be 32 degree Celsius when it is predicted 22 degree Celsius during night hours.
The humidity in the district throughout the week will be that of 35 degree Celsius which can make it difficult for people staying outdoors mostly.
So folks from coastal Karnataka now know the weather forecast for the week of your respective districts right? So plan your hectic outdoor activities respectively.
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Panaji, Feb 27 (PTI): The sale of idli-sambar in beach shacks is causing a “decline” in international tourist footfall in Goa, claimed BJP MLA Michael Lobo on Thursday.
Addressing a press conference at Calangute in North Goa, Lobo said the government alone cannot be blamed if fewer foreigners visit the coastal state as all stakeholders are equally responsible.
Lobo rued that Goans have rented their beach shacks to businessmen from other places.
“Some people from Bengaluru are serving ‘vada pav’ in the shacks, some are selling idli-sambar. (That's why) International tourism has been declining in the state for the past two years," he said.
The legislator, however, did not elaborate on how the popular South Indian breakfast dish is affecting tourism in his state.
“There is a hue and cry because of the drop in tourist numbers. In the coastal belt, be it North or South, there has been a sharp fall in the arrival of foreign visitors. A lot of factors are responsible for this,” Lobo said.
Everyone, as stakeholders, should bear the responsibility for it, he said.
Lobo said some foreigners visit Goa every year, but younger tourists from abroad are going away from the state.
“The tourism department and other stakeholders should hold a joint meeting and study the reasons why foreign tourists are not ready to come to Goa,” he said.
Lobo said because of the war, Russian and Ukrainian tourists have stopped coming to Goa. “The tourists from former USSR countries have stopped visiting Goa,” he said.
The MLA said the state should sort out the crucial issues concerning tourism, including differences between the cab aggregators and local tourist taxi operators.
“If we don’t put a system in place, we will see dark days in the tourism sector,” he cautioned.