Summer is well and truly on for the interior parts of North Tamil Nadu with temperatures hovering around 43°C for the past few days over Vellore & Tiruttani. Similarly Chennai temperatures have stayed above the 100°F mark for Chennai Airport observatory as well for the past couple of days. With Cyclone Fani pretty much strengthening…
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Summer song in full flow over Tamil Nadu
Summer has been on overdrive over larger parts of Tamil Nadu for the past couple of days. Chennai Airport recorded it’s hottest day of the year yesterday touching 42.5°C though Nungambakkam was luckier with sea breeze helping it before temperatures went North. Cyclone Fani made landfall close to Puri yesterday morning as an Extremely Severe…
Cyclone Fani heads North, heatwave for Tamil Nadu
As Extremely Severe Cyclone Fani heads north towards Odisha coast Tamil Nadu should brace itself for heatwave conditions across the state starting today. Currently lying about 225 kms Southeast of Vishakapatnam it is expected to further track roughly in Northwardly direction with a slight tilt to the East interactive with the Odisha coast from tonight….
Cyclone Fani all set for Rapid Intensification
Cyclone Fani has intensified into a Severe Cyclonic storm and is currently lying near Pondicherry latitude at a distance of about 600 kms E/SE of Chennai. Over the next 24 – 48 hours it is expected to intensify further into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm as it cross the latitude of Chennai. At its closest…
Cyclone Fani makes slow progress
Cyclone Fani continues to make slow progress in Bay of Bengal and is expected to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm. Currently lying about 925 kms to the E/SE of Nagappattinam the cyclone has tracked roughly in a NW direction though has been moving slowly. Models are fairly in agreement about the NW movement to…