As the Easterlies showed signs of strengthening over Coastal Tamil Nadu not only there was some reduction in temperature over many parts of the state, isolated rainfall activity was also observed in one or two places. Places to the South of Chennai near Chengalpattu recorded a spell of afternoon rain while yesterday morning the IMD…
Above Normal Temperature to prevail over South Tamil Nadu
Yesterday saw a slight reduction in temperatures across Tamil Nadu as estimated by models with only Madurai Town recording 39°C while all other IMD observatories recorded less than 39°C. The Airport observatory at Chennai recorded nearly 2 degrees lower maximum temperature compared to Saturday. Almost all observatories in the plains except possibly Coimbatore AP recorded…
Heat & Thunderstorms to Ease over most of Tamil Nadu
The last week saw an increase in temperatures across Tamil Nadu due to the presence of a trough over Peninsular India changing the wind pattern. Land breeze became more dominant during the afternoons reducing the impact of the moderating Easterlies. Consequent to this was the arrival of the thunderstorms as well. The last couple of…
Time to Look East for Rains
After more than four months of looking West for rains & thunderstorms its now time to look East for the Rains. It is that time of the year when sudden early morning rains along the coast could catch you by surprise. Southwest Monsoon has withdrawn from almost all of the country except for parts of…
IMD announces Northeast Monsoon Onset Schedule
It is that time of the year when Northeast Monsoon slowly starts to become the most published / talked about word among general public and media. The period when we see the WhatsApp warriors get ready for an all out attack using every existing and non existing Weather Models to create panic well supported by…