Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam

Yesterday parts of North Tamil Nadu recorded late evening convective thunderstorms after what was a fairly clear and warm afternoon.  The thunderstorms were focused around Vellore, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram districts along with Chennai while another set of thunderstorms gave rains around Villupuram & Cuddalore districts along with adjoining parts of Pondicherry. While moving from the interiors…

The month of August has been pretty much extraordinary for Tamil Nadu with most parts of the state enjoying a very good thunderstorm season. But all this is expected to come to a slow down as the next few days are likely to see thunderstorms reduce in Tamil Nadu and possibly except for some isolated…

As Chennai gets ready to celebrate Vinayagar Chaturthi early morning drizzles will set the pattern for the city as remnant thunderstorms from the interiors cross coast providing some rains to the city as few places have recorded moderate rains as well around Chennai.  Ennore Port recorded 24 mm and Kanchipuram ISRO clocked 19 mm as…

Yesterday saw many interior pats of Peninsular India record good rains in particular around Northwest Tamil Nadu, South Interior Karnataka and adjoining parts of South Andhra Pradesh.  Parts of Bengaluru recorded a spell of moderate to heavy thunderstorms last evening creating localized water logging in a few areas in particular around South Bengaluru. Parts of…

The last few days have seen a lull in the thunderstorms over Tamil Nadu as briefly the West Coast picked up on the monsoon dynamics under the influence of the Low Pressure that moved across the Central Indian region.  This lull is indeed visible in the daily mean rainfall chart of Tamil Nadu & Pondy…