Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam

In a day of possible close miss for Chennai Rains, models are expecting a stormy evening for most parts of North Tamil Nadu.  With the Westerly winds firmly established now over Peninsular India it is time for various atmospheric instabilities to come into place to trigger likely thunderstorms over the region.  Prediction of summer thunderstorms…

Yesterday saw temperatures in Tamil Nadu register close to normal or in some cases below normal as well under the influence of remnant moisture that was present from the previous day thunderstorms that impacted many parts of the state.  In what does not happen often Thootukudi was the hottest place in the state according to…

After a fairly hot day Summer Rains in Tamil Nadu came as a welcome relief for many parts of the state.  Particularly North Tamil Nadu interior places along with some parts of Coastal Tamil Nadu received these overnight rains.  In a welcome relief for the people of Pondicherry  the city recorded about 48 mm of…

After few days of relentless heat isolated rains were seen in parts of Chennai temperature has also shown almost 3 degrees reduction from yesterday at similar times bringing some respite to the city.  While it is likely some isolated rains may continue over the next hour or so mostly things are expected to clear off…

Chennai Summer continues to blaze through with yesterday Chennai Nungambakkam recording 40.8°C equaling the highest temperature for this  season recorded on 22nd April 2016.   Both Nungambakkam & Meenambakkam observatories were in the top three hottest places of Tamil Nadu and could have been the hottest places if not for the usual suspect Tiruttani which…