Southwest Monsoon, possibly the largest global weather phenomenon, is slowly getting ready to bid adieu for this year. As the Indian Sub Continent gets ready for the transition we start seeing scrambled winds / weak winds / wind convergence etc triggering thunderstorms in the progress. Satellite image indicates reduced moisture over Northwest India an indication…
Moderate Thunderstorm activity likely over South TN
As the effect of the Monsoon Low, currently lying over Madhya Pradesh & adjoining areas of Uttar Pradesh, the Westerlies have slowed down over the southern parts of Peninsular India. Yesterday the skies over Chennai pretty much summed up the state with clear blue skies resembling a pre Summer afternoon rather than the last leg…
Dull Weather to continue over TN
With Monsoon remaining active over West Coast most of Tamil Nadu has been seeing dry conditions prevail with muggy cloudy weather being the order of the day. On the one hand the cloudy skies have been keeping a check on temperatures so days remain fairly pleasant in places like Chennai with night time minimum temp…
Late Season Monsoon Flourish Increases Flooding Risk
It is not often one talks of Monsoon Surge when third week of September is about to come to an end. If one goes to Mumbai the common talk is after Ganpati Visarjan Monsoon also waves a good bye with a spell of thunderstorms ending the season for the Metropolis. But here we are on…
Heavy Overnight Rains Lash Chennai
In a welcome relief after many close misses & disappointments not to forget the by now Iconic “Chennai Bermuda – Vada Poche” moments yesterday saw one of the best spell of thunderstorms of this monsoon season for Chennai with the IMD Observatory at Nungambakkam scoring its first half century of the year recording 57 mm…