With the northern districts of Tamil Nadu experiencing thundershowers over the last few days, Chennai, too, is very likely to see rainy days, according to the Regional Meteorological Department (RMD).
As per their latest bulletin, light to moderate rain is likely to occur in some parts of Chennai, with maximum and minimum temperatures in the city likely to hover around 34 and 25 degree Celsius respectively. The sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy in Chennai for the next two days. As of Tuesday morning, Nungambakkam recorded 3.7 mm of rainfall and Meenambakkam recorded 0.6 mm of rainfall.
A cyclonic circulation off the Andhra Pradesh coast, extending from North Tamil Nadu to south Andhra Pradesh, tilting southwestwards, may influence thundershower activity until Thursday. According to reports, N Puviarasan, director, Area Cyclone Warning Centre, Chennai, said that the weather system is likely to develop into a low-pressure area, and move in a northwesterly direction by Wednesday or Thursday.
While this system may not bring much rain to the state, thunderstorm activity may resume later in the week due to convective activity. Heavy rain is also likely to occur at isolated places over Tamil Nadu on Wednesday while light to moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over the state and Puducherry for the next three days.
Thirumanur in Ariyalur district recorded the highest amount of rainfall as of Tuesday with 11 cms. Papanasam in Thanjavur district recorded 9 cms of rain while Tiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur and Arani in Tiruvannamalai have each recorded 7 cms.
Tiruvannamalai, Virudhunagar, Namakkal, Vellore, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Krishnagiri and Madurai are some of the areas that have been receiving good amount of rainfall in the last few days.
With the Northeast monsoon set to arrive in Tamil Nadu by October 1, the state government has started putting all precautionary measures in place. According to a report by Deccan Chronicle, the government of Tamil Nadu has identified around 4,400 flood-prone areas across the state and has instructed officials to be on high alert.
Source: The News Minute