Yesterday saw parts of Chennai witness the first rains from Northeast Monsoon as an intense 30 minute spell lashed the city around 11 in the morning. The IMD observatory in Nungambakkam received 25 mm between 10:30 and 11:00. The airport weather observatory received 13 mm rains yesterday. Areas around Mylapore, Adyar & Kilpauk also received…
Deep Depression to intensify into Cyclone in Arabian Sea
The much awaited Northeast Monsoon has officially set in with IMD announcing the onset yesterday. While the city missed out on the Onset day rains, the South & southwest suburbs got moderate rains with Tambaram recording 7 cm and Chembarambakkam recording 5 cm rains
Northeast Monsoon Onset expected today
Last night saw fairly heavy rains lash many parts of South Chennai with many places South of the Airport receiving spells of rains. Places in OMR & ECR received sustained spells of rains around 2:00 AM with the automatic weather station of weather blogger Raijinweather at Thaiyur recording 28 mm rains after midnight till 4:00…
Wait for Northeast Monsoon Onset to end soon
Yesterday saw parts of Chennai receive spells of isolated rains in many places in the morning. The IMD automatic weather station in Nungambakkam received 5 mm rains from these spells which was heavy in places like Kodambakkam, Arumbakkam etc.
Low Pressure in Bay of Bengal but all eyes on Arabian Sea
In possibly what is the opening move towards the onset of Northeast Monsoon 2015 the much anticipated Low Pressure in Bay of Bengal has formed to the East of Sri Lanka. This low pressure area is expected to kick start our Northeast Monsoon season but in a twist in tale a related development in Arabian…