Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam

As though wanting to compensate for the dry few days Chennai was hit by intense set of thunderstorms that created a cloud burst type of rains over the city.  With rainfall rates around 5 cm an hour many places got hit by strong thunderstorms accompanied by a sound and light show that created DTS affect…

The trend of rains over Coastal Tamil Nadu continued last night as well with many places in Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai & Villupuram districts along with the UT of Pondicherry.   Chithamur to the Southwest of Chengalpattu recorded about 4 cms as most of the rain bands last night stayed between Chengalpattu & Pondicherry region.  Similarly parts…

Last night saw heavy rains in Chennai over the southern suburbs and OMR areas with Hindustan University in Kelambakkam recording 74 mm till early morning 4:30 AM.  Places to the south of Tambaram like Maraimalai Nagar, Kaattangulathur, Chengalpattu also got these spells of heavy rains.  While the south suburbs enjoyed the rains in Chennai the…

The last few days has seen hot conditions dominate weather in Tamil Nadu, with clear skies aggravating the situation.   The absence of any meaningful thunderstorm activity is also to be blamed for the evening temperatures not coming down across many parts of the state. But are we seeing anything unusual for South Tamil Nadu…

Telengana and Andhra has been facing heavy rains for the last few days under the influence of the Well Marked Low now lying over the region.  While the rains have eased over Andhra Pradesh the situation has been turning grim for Telengana state as rains have been continuing.  With more rains forecasted things could be…