The pre monsoon thunderstorm season has been chugging along with many parts of Tamil Nadu seeing moderate to intense thunderstorms late in the evening. Dindigul, Salem, Harur, Vaniyambadi all saw high intense thunderstorm action that brought gusty winds along with hailstorms in a few places as well. The temporarily strengthened westerlies are now pushing almost…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Thunderstorms to continue over Peninsular India
As we get to the second week of April things are picking up on the thunderstorm front over Peninsular India as a precursor to the seasonal change of winds from Easterlies to Westerlies. Over the last couple of days we have seen thunderstorms at many places over Kerala & Karnataka along with few places in…
Thunderstorm activity to continue over Kerala & Karnataka
Mango showers returned back with a bang as many places in Kerala & Karnataka recorded moderate to intense thunderstorm activity last evening. Even places along the Ghats in Tamil Nadu also recorded intense thunderstorms in a few places. Dohnavur on the foothills of Western Ghats abutting the KMTR recorded a blinding spell of nearly 9…
Hot & Dry Weather to continue over TN
Hot and dry conditions are likely to continue across most of Tamil Nadu as summer starts to take a firm grip over the seasonal weather pattern. Last couple of days have seen the day time high temperatures climb up over almost all of the IMD observatories in the state with Salem recording 39.8ºC more than…
Is COVID Lockdown influencing Chennai Weather?
The last few days have seen places like Chennai remain very pleasant during the early mornings and day time remaining balmy. Many people who follow weather closely have started to wonder if the Forced Lockdown of the country on account of COVID could play any role in modulating weather particularly from the perspective of influencing…





