Officially the Southwest Monsoon season in India extends between 1st of June to 30th September from the statistical perspective. According to IMD the traditional monsoon onset date over Kerala (MOK) is 1st June while the withdrawal process from West Rajasthan, where monsoon stays the shortest time, is expected to start from 1st September. In this…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Dry Conditions to prevail over Chennai
The last couple of days has seen coastal areas of of North Tamil Nadu witness subdued thunderstorm activity. A combination of shifting convergence zones and dry atmospheric conditions has meant A reduction in thunderstorm activity over the region. Easterlies may have picked up in South India but Southwest monsoon has not yet shown signs of…
Transition Season Picking Pace
Tamil Nadu has always been a big beneficiary of transition season thunderstorms. Both during the time winds change from East to West that happens around April / May and post Southwest Monsoon period transition from West to East wind change. Yesterday was no exception either with many places recording moderate to heavy rainfall in Dharmapuri,…
Thunderstorms to persist over South India
The Veppasalanam Express has been running non stop over South India with Monday seeing another active day of Thunderstorms over many parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and AP. Chennai received early morning showers indicative of the upcoming Northeast Monsoon with places closer to the coast enjoying heavier spells. Interior areas of South India though has…
Stormy evening over Interior TN
As Southwest Monsoon gets ready to move into the final phase of its annual cycle the wind pattern over Peninsula India is scrambling up indicative of the upcoming withdrawal thunderstorm activity. The Well Marked Low pressure off the coast of Gujarat is expected to intensify into a Depression by tomorrow and continue its journey in…