Red alert for seven districts across Karnataka today

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, May 21, 2025: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for seven districts, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall on Wednesday.

The districts are Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Kodagu.

The situation is expected to improve on Thursday for Dakshina Kannada, Hassan and Kodagu, but they will still be placed on orange alert (heavy rainfall).

An orange alert will be in place for Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Davangere and Mysuru on Wednesday.

For Thursday, the districts on orange alert will also include Belagavi, Dharwad and Haveri.

A yellow alert (heavy rainfall) will be in force for Bengaluru Urban and Rural, Tumakuru, Ramanagar, Kolar, Chitradurga, Chikkaballapur, Koppal and Bagalkot on Wednesday.

For Thursday, the districts on yellow alert will include Bidar, Gadag, Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Chikkaballapur and Kolar.

According to the IMD, maximum temperature is expected to fall by 2-3°C across Karnataka over the next five days.

A thunderstorm with lightning will likely occur at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka, North Interior Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka until May 26, the IMD said.