After a couple of days of subdued thunderstorm activity over Tamil Nadu things are expected to pick up once again from today. Until Cyclone Daye had its origin in Bay of Bengal as a Low Pressure Area thunderstorms were near daily phenomenon over many parts of Tamil Nadu due to wind instability. Subsequently due to…
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Below Par SW Monsoon in TN running out of time
The official Southwest Monsoon season over the Indian sub continent is now entering into the final week. With just 8 days left in September 2018 is turning out to be a season of early promise fading away. According to the official weather agency of the country, Indian Meteorological Department, the Southwest Monsoon officially ends on…
Rare September Cyclone Daye Makes Landfall
In a rare instance of cyclones during September Cyclone Daye made landfall near Gopalpur during the early hours today. While overall about 44 cyclone have formed in Bay of Bengal during the month of September the last time a cyclone happened during September was Pyarr during the year 2005 when it had its origins around…
Chance for one more day of Rains in Chennai?
Last night saw third straight day of Rains in Chennai as two separate spells of rains hit the city & suburbs. While the southern parts of the city and areas around Airport / Pallavaram / Chromepet recorded moderate to heavy spells during the evening more parts of the city recorded moderate showers after midnight making…
2nd Straight day of Moderate Rains in Chennai
When it Rains in Chennai it does indeed pours. Like the MTC buses that don’t seem to come for long time & then suddenly come in a bunch, for 2nd straight day, most parts of Chennai got moderate rains after midnight. While the city areas around Nungambakkam / Anna Nagar possibly missed out on the…