With the sun moving into the Northern Hemisphere it is that time of the year when Convection driven Thunderstorms start to happen. An event which creates a lot of debate and discussions among weather community. It is also that time of the year when one starts to hearing rains on account of “Veppa Salanam” regularly…
Last few days of spring for Chennai
The last couple of weeks have seen Chennai having warm days and still comfortable nights. This is expected to change during the coming week. Towards the weekend Chennai would start to see the start of the summer conditions with the day time temperature expected to move beyond 36 C / 37C. We could see the…
Is Global Warming responsible for More intense cyclones in North Indian Ocean
There is a lot of discussion happening on the impact of global warming on climate. While some still are of the opinion Global Warming is an unnecessary myth created by researchers it is fairly obvious earth is warming up. It also appears that the seas are heating up as well.
Isolated Rains Expected for South Tamil Nadu
A weak easterly wave is expected to impact South Tamil Nadu in the days to come. Weekend could see some isolated rains for South Tamil Nadu. The districts of Tirunelveli & Kanyakumari could see some decent spells of rains along with the places adjoining the Western Ghats in the interior region of Tamil Nadu. Places…
Hot, Dry Weather to continue for North Tamil Nadu
The last couple of days has seen a marked increase in the day time temperatures for Chennai. Nungambakkam saw 35.1 Degrees on Saturday & Sunday, while Meenambakkam crossed 36 degrees. Vellore has crossed 38 degrees as well and is inching towards the first 40 Degrees day time temperature of the season.