{
  "id": 8640134,
  "title": "Overnight rain bring temperatures down in Bengaluru, KIA records 94.2 mm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/overnight-rain-bring-temperatures-down-in-bengaluru-kia-records-94-2",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T07:40:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/overnight-rain-bring-temperatures-down-in-bengaluru-kia-records-942-mm/article71487287.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Residents of Bengaluru awoke to rain on Sunday morning as the city received widespread overnight rainfall. The Kempegowda International Airport and HAL Airport recorded 94.2 mm and 66 mm of rainfall respectively over a 24-hour period ending at 8:30 a.m. on September 20, 2026. Bengaluru city itself experienced 15.9 mm of rainfall. The downpour brought down temperatures that had been hovering above 30°C for weeks, cooling them by a few degrees Celsius. Meteorologists predict that widespread rainfall will continue across all districts of Karnataka until September 24. According to IMD Scientist C.S. Patil, Bidar, Kalburgi, Yadgir, Vijayapur, Belagavi, Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag, Shivamogga, Chikkamangaluru, Hassan, Kodagu, Bengaluru, Kolar, Chikkaballpur, and Bengaluru South districts are expected to receive heavy rainfall. A yellow alert has been declared for these areas. For the next 24 hours, Bengaluru is forecast to have cloudy skies with light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by gusty winds reaching speeds of 30-40 Kmph. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 32°C and 20°C respectively.",
  "summary": "The rainfall brought down the temperature by a few degrees Celsius which had been hovering above 30°C for the last couple of weeks.",
  "key_points": [
    "Overnight rain brings temperatures down in Bengaluru",
    "Kempegowda International Airport records 94.2 mm rainfall",
    "Heavy rainfall expected in 15 districts until September 24"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}