With the angle of Sun’s rays now moving into Northern Hemisphere summer is underway in places to the north of Equator. As the sun’s angle climbs the latitude temperatures will start increasing across Indian Sub Continent. This movement of Sun’s angle of rays is critical for rainfall prospects. In the immediate context we will soon…
Interior Tamil Nadu continued to see harsh summer conditions prevail as seven IMD observatories, Dharmapuri, Madurai AP, Karur Paramathi, Salem, Vellore, Tiruttani & Tiruchirappalli AP, crossed 40ºC with Karur topping at 41.7ºC. While the city areas of Chennai managed to get marginal respite in the form of early sea breeze the suburbs of Chennai were…
While rest of TN sees early summer places in North Tamil Nadu typically sees its hottest spell of weather during late April / May when winds change to Westerlies as a prelude to Southwest Monsoon. In particular the winds from NW bring the brutal Rayalaseema heat to places like Chennai during this period. But time…
The tentacles of Summer has been spreading deep and wide across Tamil Nadu and rest of the Indian Sub Continent. Yesterday saw the IMD observatory at Chennai Airport record 38.5ºC the first time it has crossed the “Tamil Media Favorite” 100ºF mark. Nungambakkam also recorded its hottest day of the year so far. Interiors continue…
As we get closer to April, the dreaded Indian Summer is looking ominously ahead of us. Considering we are in what is a cusp period between a undeveloped El Nino during 2018 and a developing El Nino in 2019 things are shaping up for what could be an above average summer this year across the…
