Bengaluru records hottest day of the year at 34.6°C; Temperatures expected to soar in coming months

Vartha Bharati | 09-03-2025 | 11:30:00 IST

Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru (Photo: PTI)

Bengaluru: Bengaluru experienced the hottest day of the year on Friday, with the maximum temperature reaching 34.6°C, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). This was 1.9°C higher than the usual temperature for this time of year. The temperature on Saturday was slightly lower at 34.4°C.

IMD forecasts, as cited by Deccan Herald, suggest that temperatures will continue to rise, with a maximum of 35°C expected on Sunday. The minimum temperature is expected to hover around 19°C next week.

C. S. Patil, Director of the Meteorological Centre, warned that temperatures in Bengaluru could soar to 39°C between April and the second week of May, though a slight decrease is anticipated after mid-May.

Patil told DH that the rising temperatures are not limited to Bengaluru, with North Interior Karnataka (NIK) likely to see maximum temperatures 2-4°C above normal. Kalaburagi, for instance, has already reached 39.2°C, about 2°C higher than usual. In May, several areas in NIK, including Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Yadgir, Raichur, and Bagalkot, could experience maximum temperatures reaching 45°C.

He attributed this temperature spike to rapid urbanisation and the heat island effect, which have contributed significantly to the rise in temperatures in Bengaluru and across the state.

The weather will remain dry in Karnataka until Monday, after which isolated light rain is expected in South Interior Karnataka, including Bengaluru, on March 11 and 12, due to a system developing over Tamil Nadu, the report added.

The IMD also predicts a higher likelihood of isolated light rainfall across Coastal Karnataka, particularly Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.

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Bengaluru (PTI):Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday urged Congress legislators to maintain party discipline amid their visits to New Delhi to lobby for a cabinet reshuffle, cautioning against making public statements that could harm the party’s image.

Addressing reporters here, Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress president, said there was nothing wrong in MLAs meeting the party high command but stressed that the timing and manner of their demands were important.

“Yes, all of them have gone. The Chief Minister has said something, but all of them should maintain discipline. Everyone must maintain party discipline. They must respect the party. They should not sit before the media and damage the party’s name,” Shivakumar said.

He added that everyone’s future lies in the party, not in the media.

"In the media, you may say whatever you want in your own way. So I appeal to all my MLAs that meeting party high command is not wrong, but if unnecessary statements are made, we will have to act.”

Responding to a query on whether MLAs had consulted him before leaving for Delhi, Shivakumar said some had approached him and were told there was nothing wrong in aspiring for ministerial positions.

“Some of them came and spoke to me, they asked me. I told them there is nothing wrong in going and asking (for ministerial position); it is not that you should not become ministers, nor that first-timers should not become ministers. First-timers can become ministers, second-timers can also become ministers—it has happened before,” he said.

However, he emphasised that the present moment was not appropriate for such demands.

“So we said there is nothing wrong, but this is not the time.”

The Deputy Chief Minister also indicated that he is awaiting formal inputs before taking any action. “Officially, I have asked for a report with various sections. Let me get the report, then I will act on it,” he said.

The remarks come a day after several senior Congress MLAs travelled to New Delhi to seek a cabinet reshuffle and press for ministerial berths, while first-time legislators have also stepped up their demand for representation.

On Sunday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had said there was nothing wrong in aspirant legislators visiting Delhi, adding that the decision on cabinet reshuffle rests with the party high command and may have been delayed due to elections in five states and the Budget session.

The developments assume significance amid ongoing discussions within the ruling Congress over a possible cabinet rejig as the government has crossed the halfway mark of its tenure.