After days of sweltering heat, Bengaluru experienced evening showers on Wednesday. The city rain recorded 4.2 mm rainfall by 8.30 pm. Rain at HAL airport was recorded to be 3.3 mm while at Yelahanka, it was 0.8 mm. The weatherman says that the coming days will bring more rains to the city. One or two spells of rain or thundershowers are expected on Thursday too. The evening rain brought a much needed respite from heat for Bengalureans lowering the city temperature by around 5 degrees. The maximum temperature on Wednesday was 37.5 degrees. After Wednesday’s rain, the maximum temperature on Thursday is expected to drop to around 32 degrees. The minimum temperature came down from 23.6 degrees on Wednesday to 22.3 degrees on Thursday. Monday was the hottest day of April in the city so far with a record temperature of 37.1 degrees.
The rain however delayed the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings. Two wheeler riders did not seem to mind a ride in the rain which slowed down the movement of traffic on MG Road, Queens Road, Cubbon Road, Bannerghatta Road and Silk Board. The BBMP control room did not report any rain related complaints on Wednesday.