Cold wave Conditions in North India has been pushing down the minimum temperatures to near freezing levels over the region. Many places in the Gangetic Plains are seeing night time temperatures in Sub 5°C over the last few days. Kargil saw a minimum temperature of -16.6°C on 24th which is the lowest so far this…
Is Winter in Chennai getting Warmer? – Historical Analysis
Most don’t agree to the phrase “Winter in Chennai” thanks to the pretty much hot climate right through the year. Nevertheless the period between January 1st to February 15th technically could be called as Winter in Chennai after the Northeast Monsoon dies down and the cold dry air from Central India makes its way to…
Heavy Rains in Andamans likely due to Northeast Cold Surge
The last few days has seen fairly moderate rains in Andaman Islands. Nancowry has received more than 8 cms rains for the last 2 days. The upcoming few days are expected to see a few places get very heavy rains thanks to the moisture incursion being pushed into the Bay by the Northeast Cold…
Spells of Passing Rains in Chennai Expected during the weekend
Yesterday saw some isolated rains in Chennai with spells of passing showers happening in a few places in OMR. Thaiyur near Kelambakkam has received about 3 mm rains last night. This is expected to continue for the weekend as well With lower level Easterlies carrying some bit of moisture from the Bay on account…
Chennai to get back Cool Nights
The last few days has seen Chennai having warmer than normal nights due to the prevailing rainfall activity over various parts of Peninsular India. With cloud cover most of the time of the day the nights were warm thanks to the lack of ground radiation transfer back into the atmosphere. Yesterday saw Hosur and parts…