Heatwave likely in Karnataka for 3 days

BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) on Friday issued a warning about heatwave-like conditions for districts in north interior Karnataka over the next three days.
As many as 12 districts — Belagavi, Vijayapura, Bidar, Bagalkot, Dharwad, Gadag, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Ballari, Haveri, Koppal and Raichur — fall under north interior Karnataka.
According to the India Meteorological Department, even on Friday, maximum temperatures were markedly above normal (1.6 to 3 degrees) not only at most places in north interior Karnataka but also coastal Karnataka and south interior Karnataka.
Kalaburagi witnessed temperatures over 43 degrees celsius, followed by Raichur (42), and Vijayapura, Bagalkot and Koppal (all above 41).