Gramin Krishi Mausam Seva, the weather observatory set up at the Organic Farming Research Station at Nagenahalli near here, has predicted heavy rainfall in Mysuru, Kodagu and surrounding regions for three days from Wednesday.
The observatory, in a press statement, has also forecast a dip in the day temperatures.
While Mysuru district is expected to receive 34 mm of rainfall on Wednesday, Kodagu district has been predicted to receive 54 mm. Rains are expected to continue on Thursday and Friday as well.
The day time temperatures in Mysuru, which ranged between 34 and 35 degrees Celsius on Saturday and Sunday, are likely to dip to 28 to 29 degrees Celsius over the next three days. Similarly, the day time temperatures in Kodagu are expected to be 24 and 25 degrees Celsius.
Narendra Babu, Research Associate at the Gramin Krishi Mausam Seva, which has been established by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, and Indian Meteorological Department, said that the rain is expected in Mysuru and Kodagu region due to “cyclonic depression” off the Tamil Nadu sea coast.
Though rains could have come earlier, the wind speed in the region around the depression is limited. If the wind speed increases, it is bound to rain in this region, he said.
The observatory has also advised farmers to plough the land in the areas where it rains. “It improves infiltration and conservation of water and keeps the land ready for sowing pre-monsoon crop,” the statement added.
