Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam

With an active Northeast Monsoon yesterday saw many places in the coastal districts get rains.  The IMD AWS in Nungambakkam got about 4 cms of rains due to the short intense spells that hit parts of Chennai right through the day.  Taramani in the southern suburbs got 29 mm while Chembarambakkam got about 34 mm…

The trough that has been staying around Sri Lanka has now become a Low Pressure in Bay of Bengal.  As things stand though the impact for Chennai could be limited with may be isolated moderate spells at times. Mostly another fairly clear day expected today for Chennai In the meanwhile yesterday saw fairly widespread rains…

After the deluge on Monday Rains in  Chennai provided temporary relief yesterday with moderate spells during the day and easing off fairly to light spells towards the night.  This would mean a huge boost to the rescue efforts with additional water logging risk greatly reduced. Rainfall Update:   The Trough of Low has now moved…

In what is turning out to be record Northeast Monsoon year yesterday saw very heavy rains In Chennai & surrounding areas.  On Nov. 16th (Meteorological Day) Chennai got 24.6 cms rains which was the highest in the last decade.  Today Chennai could be setting a new record with possibly the rains inching closer to 30…

With an Active Northeast Monsoon phase in coastal Tamil Nadu rains are expected to continue over many places in the region.  Yesterday saw Kollidam in Nagappatinam district record 10 cms rains till 4:30 in the morning while Chidambaram recorded close to 9 cms during the same period. Northeast Monsoon Update: The trough off Sri Lanka and…