Heavy to very heavy rain forecast for DK, Udupi districts for next four days

Heavy to very heavy rain forecast for DK, Udupi districts for next four days

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalurur, May 22, 2025: As heavy rains continued to pound Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Wednesday, Handadi Gram Panchayat in Brahmavara taluk of Udupi district received the highest rainfall of 271 mm in the State from Tuesday morning to Wednesday morning.  

The India Meteorological Department has cautioned of heavy to very heavy rains, with gusty winds up to 40 kmph occurring at one or two places, and light to moderate rains across the two districts until May 25. Uttara Kannada district, meanwhile, was expected to receive extremely heavy rain until Thursday morning.

Weathermen attributed the rains to an upper air cyclonic circulation extending up to mid-tropospheric level lying over Eastcentral Arabian Sea, off North Karnataka-Goa coasts at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Under its influence, a low-pressure area was formed over the region during the day. Thereafter, the low-pressure area was likely to move nearly northwards and intensify further into a depression during the subsequent 36 hours.

IMD said widespread rains were observed in 17 districts of the State, including Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Raichur, Hassan, Bagalakote, Kodagu, Vijayapura, Yadgir, Vijayanagara, and Bengaluru Urban.

Houses damaged

As many as five houses were damaged in the Udupi district, which received an average rainfall of 104.7 mm between Tuesday and Wednesday. While Brahmavara taluk received the highest rainfall of 152.5 mm, Udupi taluk received 145.7 mm; Byndoor, 104.1 mm; Kundapura, 104 mm; Kapu, 96.5 mm; Karkal, 80.9 mm; and Hebri taluk received 79.3 mm.

Dakshina Kannada district received an average rainfall of 61.8 mm during the period, with Mulki taluk receiving the highest of 96 mm, followed by Moodbidri, 90.9 mm; Ullal, 88.9 mm; Mangaluru, 86.5 mm; Bantwal, 65.8 mm; Belthangady, 60.4 mm; Kadaba, 48.6 mm; Sullia, 48.4 mm and Puttur taluk receiving 48.1 mm rainfall. Two houses were fully damaged and three were partially damaged in the district. Neermarga in Mangaluru taluk received 157 mm of rainfall, the highest in Dakshina Kannada district.