Couple of days back many places in Kerala & parts of South Tamil Nadu saw fairly intense thunderstorm activity as the west to east moving CCKW (Convectionally coupled Kelvin Wave) enhanced the effect of wind instability triggering the Veppasalanam thunderstorms. On 6th April many places in Ernakulam, Kottayam & adjacent Idukki districts saw 3 /…
With the first week of April nearly gone, temperatures climbing up across most of Indian Sub Continent, it is time to look forward to some Pre Monsoon Thunderstorms across the sub continent as the the angle of Sun’s Rays races North towards Tropic of Cancer. As most of us know the Rains follow the sun…
Yesterday saw thunderstorms return to parts of Tamil Nadu including some inteiror areas like parts of Delta, Virudhunagar, Sivagangai & Pudukottai districts under the influence of a weak circulation like feature seen at lower atmosphere off the South TN coast. Few places along the Ghats in Tenkasi district recorded very good rains during the evening…
It has been nearly two weeks the maximum temperature at Karur Paramathi IMD observatory has been hovering around 39 degree celcius. During this period it has touched 40ºC four times including yesterday when it recorded 40.5ºC for the second time this year. Madurai AP observatory has also recorded 40 degree celcius twice during this period…
Slowly but surely Pre Monsoon Thunderstorms are picking up pace over Peninsular India. Wednesday saw parts of Virudhnagar & Tenkasi district getting very good rains, along the Eastern Slopes of the Ghats, as wind induced instabililty provided perfect conditions for convective thunderstorms to thrive after a clear sky during the first half of the day….
