Chennai Rains (COMK)

The last few days have seen fairly subdued phase of thunderstorms over most parts of South India disappointing a lot of weather bloggers who were optimistic on the back of some consistent model outputs.  As many would say Vagaries of Weather once again proved it can have the laugh last despite a lot of technological advance & computing powers for weather models. While Southern parts of Peninsular India has been seeing weak thunderstorms the Northern fringes of Peninsular India along with parts of Central India has been seeing an active phase of thunderstorm activity under favorable conditions.  An East West [Read More]

Last couple of days have seen fairly weak thunderstorms activity over North Tamil Nadu with yesterday seeing very subdued conditions right through the evening.  While Monday saw some activity in the delta districts overall the thunderstorms caused by “Veppa Salanam” has been low since the turn of the week.  Monsoon picking up over the West Coast is certainly playing a role in the reduction of thunderstorms over the Eastern coast. Things certainly look good for Monsoon activity over the West Coast under the influence of an Off Shore Vortex that is likely to circulation a fair bit of moisture around [Read More]

The month of June typically sees Hot conditions persist over parts of East Coast of India particularly over South Andhra Pradesh & North Tamil Nadu even though Monsoon makes its progress over the rest of the country.  We have explained the reasoning many a times on how places like Chennai in the East Coast typically sees summer bloom late compared to the interior places of the state. Under the influence of an off shore trough running from Goa to Kerala parts of West Coast is likely to see moderate to heavy spells of rains.  Though this does not signify an [Read More]