Most weather observers would accept when one says Sun / Heat is the driver of Rainfall. From small scale events like thunderstorms to large scale synoptic events like Monsoon everything owes something to Sun / Heat. But time to time the favourable presence of tropical waves plays a crucial role in enhancing the rainfall. Many…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Active phase of summer thunderstorms underway over Peninsular India
Coffee Showers, Cherry Blossom Showers, Mango Showers are some of the names associated with pre monsoon or summer thunderstorms. These rains typically start from March and continue till mid May before monsoon dynamics arrive. Over the East India these pre monsoon thunderstorms are called Norwesters or Kaalbaishakis while further East these summer thunderstorms are called…
Defining Week ahead for Bengaluru Rains
Since the start of 2024 the two IMD observatories at Bengaluru, City & AP, has received total rains of 19 and 3.4 mm respectively. Between 8th of January and 2nd May the city observatory did not receive any worthwhile spell of rains. 2024 was the first instance in more than 40 years April did not…
Peak Heatwave conditions likely over Peninsular India
If one were to ask a person going on a road to give example of a natural disaster 9 out 10 times heatwave may not be the answer. Cyclones, Floods, Earth quakes may be the answers we may receive for the above question. Incidentally Lightning related deaths are the highest among all natural disasters in…
Last few days of agony for large parts of Peninsular India
A few weeks back Manjummel Boys, a Malayalam film, took Tamil Nadu by storm. It brought audience to the theatres by droves making them go through lows and highs of emotions. The film was based on a real life incident that happened in 2006 . The audience ended up resonating with the Manjummel Boys while…