Scorching summer like conditions continue to persist across most parts of Tamil Nadu with the day time maximum temperatures staying well above normal in many places of the state. Not often one gets to see the hottest day of the year being recorded towards the fag end of July. Madurai AP recorded not only the…
Heavy Flood Risk Stares on the Face of Gujarat & Rajasthan
Not often one gets to see specific topics pertaining to areas beyond South India in this blog. While we do cover Southwest Monsoon progress time to time and at times talk about larger issues like Global Warming etc we stick to South India since we know this region better having tracked the weather for longer…
Abnormally Hot Conditions to persist over Tamil Nadu
The abnormally hot day time conditions that have been prevailing over Tamil Nadu for the past couple of days is likely to persist today as well. A combination of clear skies due to lesser overall moisture and strong Westerlies until well into the evening that prevents sea breeze penetration has meant most of Tamil Nadu…
Hot & Dry Weather to Prevail over Tamil Nadu
While the first fortnight of July saw convectional rainfall dominate the weather in Tamil Nadu, the last few days have seen dry weather prevail over most parts of the state except for the Western Ghats where under the influence of Southwest Monsoon the last few days have seen good rains in many places. Yesterday saw…
Dam Levels continue to remain critical with 40% Monsoon Season gone
The dam levels over Cauvery Basin and other important irrigation projects of Tamil Nadu continues to remain critical despite 40% of the monsoon season gone so far. In what is a worrying trend if one were to compare the levels against similar time last year the overall Cauvery Basin of Karnataka & Mettur is roughly…