Lot of discussions happen among weather enthusiasts on what factors provide a good Northeast Monsoon for Chennai. While there are a lot of factors that influence rains, this analysis is restricted to finding how ENSO & IOD have behaved during various rainfall years to get an understanding on what is an ideal correlation between the two…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Weather Update – 2nd January 2015
The Low Pressure Area that gave rains to Chennai early this week continues to persist off the Odisha coast. Simultaneously since yesterday there is an Upper Air Circulation that has developed off the West Coast in Arabian Sea. Consequent to this some parts of Peninsular India are under the influence of a Line of Wind…
Northeast Monsoon 2014 Summary
A New Year, A New Beginning. Chennayil Oru Mazhaikalam wishes all its well wishers a Happy New Year. While Northeast Monsoon officially ended on 31st December 2014 the winds would continue to be Easterlies till about April possibly with occasional winter rains during this period. Its time to enjoy our winter and the early morning…
Bay of Bengal Low – Update 30th December 2014
After providing some much needed rains to Chennai and surrounding areas yesterday the Well Marked Low has moved further North and is now ESE of Chennai at about 400 kms away. As it moves further North it would enter into high shear zone which could prevent further intensification majorly. Models expect the disturbance to further…
Bay of Bengal – Low Pressure Update
The disturbance over Bay of Bengal has moved to better conditions in South Central Bay and has picked up some intensity over the last 24 hours or so. Though it is still lacking in a proper structure yet it has moved into an area with better shear conditions which should aid it to build some…