In what could be the parting spell of NEM2019 the next couple of days could give an opportunity for some of those places to reduce the deficit as Easterlies are seen strengthening up to North Tamil Nadu latitude. It appears as though Nature may want to reduce the deficit as much as possible before taking…
Isolated Rains likely over Coastal TN
There’s an old saying in Tamil கார்த்திகைக்கு மிஞ்சின மழையும் இல்லை. கர்ணனுக்கு மிஞ்சின கொடையும் இல்லை which pretty much sums up the peak Northeast Monsoon time for Tamil Nadu. While South TN and parts of delta will continue to see favorable conditions for rains North TN slowly gets into winter mode as we get into the second…
NEM 2019 all set for Wind Down Phase
Life Cycle is a phrase which we normally associate with living things, sometimes we associate it with products too in the corporate world too. Similarly Monsoons also go through life cycle with clear onset, peak & retreat phases. In the case of Southwest Monsoon these phases are well defined by IMD and also easy to…
Moderate Rains likely over Coastal TN
After a few days of break parts of Chennai woke up to light rains over many parts of the city. Places slightly North of Chennai and northern suburbs of Chennai recorded moderate rains in a few places. Ennore Port recorded 6 mm at the time of making the post as isolated thunderstorms slowly make their…
Could MJO give NEM2019 a late season flourish?
Though it NEM 2019 may not be active over Chennai & suburbs a lot of action is happening around the Indian Ocean. A combination of influence from planetary waves & favorable tropical conditions mean the Equatorial Indian Ocean on either side is teeming with activity. Add one of the strongest Positive IOD episodes in recent…