Mirage an image, produced by very hot air, of something that seems to be far away but does not really exist The last couple of days in a way has been a reflection of how this year’s Northeast Monsoon season has panned out. A season of Mirages. Starting from the mid October depression it has…
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Fengal to form later today make slow progress
Almost exactly a year later and 3 Cyclone names later coastal Tamil Nadu is bracing itself for another Cyclone. IMD announced yesterday the Deep Depression near Sri Lanka is likely to intensify into a Cyclonic Storm later today. Upon intensification it will be named Fengal a name given by Saudi Arabia. It follows Dana a…
Weather models continue to diverge on upcoming rainfall event
Peninsular India is one of the toughest places to follow weather. As a region surrounded by water oceans play a major role in how weather events happen in our part of the world. Additionally mid latitude factors also influence tropical events. Many a times we have seen tropical cyclones come under the influence of westerly…
LPA likely to form over South Bay in the next 48 hours
With more than half the NEM season gone it is that period when each potential LPA gives a sense of excitement, expectation and worry. Excitement for the pluviophiles who look forward to heavy rains. Expectations from people belonging to places that have seen less rains in the season so far. Worry from people who have…
Cyclone impact for Tamil Nadu during late November
In recent years names like Vardah, Thane, Ockhi are etched in the memory of people from Tamil Nadu. These have one more thing in common apart from impacting Tamil Nadu. All of these are late season cyclones that formed during La Nina years. Old timers may remember the Dhanushkodi Cyclone, one of the strongest to…