After a lull things are shaping up for an active phase of pre monsoon thunderstorms over Peninsular India. During the early days of April we had talked about a spell of sub par summer thunderstorms over Peninsular India. A combination of factors including unfavourable tropical wave influence created this suppressive phase over Indian sub continent….
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Chennai Summer begins as seasonal shift in wind begins
With April almost coming to an end it is time to look for signs of seasonal shift in winds. “யானை வரும் பின்னே, மணியோசை வரும் முன்னே”. Southwest Monsoon onset over North Indian ocean normally happens around middle of May. But indications towards it start much earlier. The first set of indications are seasonal shift in winds….
Persisting dry weather aggravates summer over Peninsular India
With three weeks of April gone Peninsular India is firmly under the grip of summer. The overall temperatures has not been anomalously hot. Persisting dry weather though has been playing in the minds of the people. As we hear often “Never has it been this hot” is out in full force this year as well….
Sub par rains likely over Peninsular India for next week or two
The last couple of days have finally seen real heat over Peninsular India in what has been sub par summer so far. Vellore the other day recorded 42.2°C in what is the highest for a IMD station in Tamil Nadu so far this year. Karur Paramathi has been recording 41°C for the past couple of…
Sustained spell of afternoon heat for most of Peninsular India
With 3 months of the calendar year gone it is time to look forward to two things. The first is sustained summer conditions over most of Peninsular India. The 2nd is indications of seasonal shift in winds from Easterlies to Westerlies. Over the past couple of weeks the Southerly component in winds over Coastal TN…