Bengaluru weather: IMD predicts more showers; India-New Zealand test match gets delayed start

The weather threatens to play spoilsport on the final day of the first test between India and New Zealand with the match getting a delayed start due to a wet outfield. The match began around 10:15 am, after an hour's delay.

Though the day began with an overcast sky, rain and clouds began to vanish around 9:15 am, after which it was decided to resume the test matches. Showers are, however, still a possibility after the weather agency predicted a heavy spell of rain after 12 pm.

As per the IMD predictions, there are chances of sporadic rain on Sunday and Monday. The agency has issued a yellow alert, with a forecast of thunderstorms. This will be the same for the next few days with cloudy skies and intermittent rain and thunderstorms. Things are likely to improve only at the end of the week.

The city has been witnessing incessant rain, due to a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal, which has brought moisture-laden winds to the region.

The incessant rain situation threw life into chaos, causing widespread traffic disruptions across the city. Many low-lying areas in the city witnessed widespread waterlogging.

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Besides Bengaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Uttara Kannada are also likely to witness heavy winds creating near-cyclonic conditions.

"A low-pressure area is likely to form over the East Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining the north Andaman Sea during the next 24 hours. "The cyclonic circulation over central Andaman Sea lay over the north Andaman Sea and neighbourhood. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the East-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining the north Andaman Sea during the next 24 hours. Thereafter, it is likely to move northwestwards and intensify further into a depression around October 23," a MET circular read.