It is not often one talks about thunderstorms in the interior areas of Peninsular India like Rayalaseema, South Interior Karnataka & NW Interior Tamil Nadu, during the first week of June. It is that time of the year when weather bloggers actively look forward to tracking the first spell of heavy rains associated with the…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Moderate Thunderstorm activity to continue over North TN
After a few days of reduced thunderstorm activity over Tamil Nadu, yesterday saw parts of North TN come under moderate to heavy thunderstorms with places in Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Kanchipuram & Tiruvallur dts seeing dcent spell of rains. Southern suburbs of Chennai also benefited from some of the interior storms triggering fresh cells closer to the…
Another Hot Day ahead for TN, but Thunderstorms to return back soon
Summer 2021 has been mostly kind for Tamil Nadu with no major heatwave conditions seen except for the last few days of March and early April which saw day time max temperatures soar about 4 to 6 degrees above normal over many parts of the state. The persisting Easterlies till the arrival of Cyclone Tauk’tae…
Yaas to intensify into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Today
Severe Cyclonic Storm Yaas now lies about 350 kms away from Puri over Bay Of Bengal, in the area straddling Central & North Bay. As it slowly makes its way towards North Coastal Odisha & adjoining areas of West Bengal & Bangladesh it is likely to become a very severe cyclonic storm in the next…
Gradual reduction in Thunderstorms over Tamil Nadu
In a classic burst of pre monsoon thunderstorms the last couple of days have seen many parts of Tamil Nadu saw moderate to intense thunderstorm activity. The capital city Chennai saw successive days of rains with some of the southern suburbs nearly accumulating 10 cms of rains during these two days as wind instabilities triggered…