It’s not uncommon for Northeast Monsoon to go through dry spells even though the overall Monsoon is effectively for a period of only 60 days during even optimistic years. It is also very true the emotions of not only Weather Bloggers but also most people of Tamil Nadu is closely tied to how NEM behaves…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Isolated Rains likely over Delta & South TN
While Northeast Monsoon made onset a week back on the back of strong Easterlies over Peninsular India for the past fortnight or so one certainly would not have thought Westerlies would have brought a very strong spell of thunderstorms over many parts of Delta after NEM Onset. Thanks to the convergence associated with pseudo Westerlies…
North moving Low provides a mini Rain Break
After a fairly active spell of rains for more than a week Northeast Monsoon finally slowed down yesterday as most parts of Tamil Nadu saw a reduction in rainfall. Chennai woke up to a nice crisp sunrise as largely clear skies showed up in the morning after many days. A combination of moisture moving along…
Northeast Monsoon remains vigorous
Northeast Monsoon continues to remain vigorous over South India on the back two Circulations on either side of Peninsular India. Yesterday finally saw Delta districts record a very good spell of rains at many places since the onset of NEM 2019. Pamban in Ramanathapuram district recorded 18 cms as the district was lashed by heavy…
Northeast Monsoon set for Overdrive
Northeast Monsoon continues to maintain its active phase with many pars of Tamil Nadu recording good rains yesterday too. Places along the Western Ghats recorded heavy rains at many locations right from Coimbatore to Kanyakumari district. P N Palayam in Coimbatore dt recorded more than 11 cms as of 5:30 AM today morning. Chennai has…





