Last night saw parts of Chennai & Suburbs record light to moderate rains as midnight thunderstorms bloomed closer to the coast. While the city areas were left to enjoy the scraps both places to the North & south of Chennai recorded moderate rains. Since the start of Southwest Monsoon in June most of the leeward…
Weather Models are run by super computers which can do millions of calculations by the second, but to say the most powerful super computer is the human brain is an understatement. Time & again we have seen it with thunderstorms over Chennai that happen just as an Upper Air Cyclonic Circulation becomes a Monsoon Low…
Last couple of days as Southwest Monsoon got into a relatively quiet phase known at Break in Monsoon thunderstorms have picked up over many parts of Tamil Nadu. Monday night saw many places in Tiruvallur district hit by fairly intense thunderstorms. Tuesday saw the active convection shift to the South hitting many parts of Villuppuram…
தெய்வம் தொழாஅள் கொழுநன் தொழுதெழுவாள்பெய்யெனப் பெய்யும் மழை – குறள் 55, அறத்துப்பால் பிற தெய்வங்களைத் தொழாமல் கணவனையே தெய்வமாகத் தொழுது வாழும் மனைவி, பெய் என்று சொன்னால் மழை பெய்யும் While Thiruvalluvar talks of the virtue of a pious wife in the above Thirukkural, ask any weather blogger around India, particularly the ones giving daily updates for places like Tamil Nadu. They…
After a few days of lull in thunderstorms over the leeward areas of Tamil Nadu with rains sticking to the Ghats alone slowly thigs have started to pick up once again from yesterday. Thursday saw quick spell of rains in a few pockets of Chennai & suburbs which was replicated once again yesterday too. But…
