Chennai has seen a relatively comfortable summer so far with the IMD observatory at Nungambakkam still to touch 100°F while the observatory at Airport is still to touch 40°C. There has been an eager anticipation among weather bloggers whether Chennai will end 2018 summer like 2004 without touching 40°C. Southwest Monsoon continues to make progress…
Southwest Monsoon officially checked into Indian Sub Continent with IMD announcing the onset over parts of Nicobar Islands. Interior Tamil Nadu which has been enjoying very good Pre Monsoon thunderstorms saw another good day yesterday over West Interior Tamil Nadu with Perundurai in Erode district recording nearly 6 cms of rains from the evening thunderstorms….
Yesterday saw many parts of Tamil Nadu record moderate rains. In particular the districts of Erode, Namakkal, Madurai saw a places come under intense evening thunderstorms. The upper air Cyclonic Circulation has been playing a vital role in the enhancement of thunderstorms. Very severe cyclone Mekunu is now close to landfall over the coast of…
As we get closer to the onset of Southwest Monsoon the most active phase of thunderstorms for Tamil Nadu is upon us. The most intense thunderstorms are normally seen just before the onset of monsoon as a lot of moisture gets pumped into the atmosphere creating ideal conditions for instability driven thunderstorms to explode. Yesterday…
As Monsoon dynamics churns slowly but steadily we are into the final leg of the pre monsoon thunderstorms. We have mentioned quiet often the probabilities of thunderstorms or “Veppa Salanam” Rains as its announced over most Main Stream Media is primarily a Wind Instability aided thunderstorms assisted by day time convective heating under clear skies….
