Under the influence of Cyclone Mora, in Bay of Bengal, Chennai saw relentless heat for the last couple of days. Yesterday once again both the observatories recorded above 41°C with Nungambakkam recording identical maximum of 41.6°C and Meenambakkam recording just 0.1°C lesser than the previous day’s high of 41.8°C. Things though are likely to improve…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
After an Emotional Roller Coaster Day in Chennai, Another Day of Heat awaits us
They say Chennai Weather is boring with only three seasons Hot, Hotter and Hottest. No one will say Chennai weather is boring after the emotional roller coaster day yesterday. Sizzling temperatures, thunderstorms & rains As Bill Lawry’s famous phase went “Its all happening in Chennai” More on that later. Southwest Monsoon has made further progress…
Cyclone Mora in Bay heads to Bangladesh as Hot & Dry Weather to prevail over Tamil Nadu
For the year 2017 the second cyclone has formed in Bay of Bengal, “Cyclone Mora” a name given by Thailand in the North Indian Ocean Cyclone Name Roster has followed Cyclone Maarutha in forming over Central Bay of Bengal. As was the case with Cyclone Maarutha the current disturbance also could trace its origin in…
Heat Quotient to Increase on Last day of Agni Nakshathiram
As Agni Nakshathiram 2017 winds down, today being the last day, heat quotient is set to be pushed up a notch over North Tamil Nadu under the influence of the Bay disturbance under the influence of the Well Marked Low Pressure which is expected to become a Depression in the next 12 – 24 hours…
Interior Peninsular India enjoys a day of intense thunderstorms
Yesterday saw one of the most widespread thunderstorms in Peninsular India with large swathes of the region coming under the effect of pre monsoon thunderstorms. Aided by the presence of the Low Pressure Area in Bay of Bengal the afternoon convective thunderstorms bloomed into a wide spread activity mirroring a synoptic scale rainfall event. Interior…