Two weeks after Makara Sankranti, Bangaloreans are still experiencing an unusual chilly weather.
Usually, the climate begins to warm up after the festival, when the northern hemisphere starts tilting towards the sun. However, the city is enjoying a cool weather a week after the festival.
“It is unusually cold and seems like Bangalore’s old days are back. I feel that because we have been having extremely hot summers, even the winters are turning out to extremely cold here,’’ said Snigdha P, an IT professional.
Officials of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Bangalore, said that though the average minimum temperature had risen by a degree, the chill was being caused by the winds blowing from the east.
“There is no cold wave, but the chill is being caused by absence of clouds, coupled with light breeze blowing from the east. The early morning fog and mist factors are adding to the cooler temperature. The minimum temperature being recorded now in the city is 16 degree Celsius, while the normal is 15 degree Celsius,” said IMD-Bangalore director, B Puttanna.
He said that even the maximum average temperature of the city, which was about 25-26 degree Celsius, had risen by a degree.
The phenomenon of chill will continue till the end of February, after which the maximum and minimum temperatures will rise.
