As April gives way to May Tamil Nadu is getting into its hottest season of the year. The traditional Kathiri Veyyil period or Agninakshathiram is expected to begin from 4th May 2018 and run until 28th May 2018. With the Sun’s angle continuing its transit over Northern Hemisphere the stage is all set for “Hot…
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Moderately Hot Day ahead for Most of Tamil Nadu
The last week or so across Tamil Nadu temperatures have been staying up with few places regularly recording near 40°C like Karur Paramathi, Tiruttani, Vellore, Madurai & Tiruchirappalli. Yesterday though places like Karur Paramathi & Tiruchirappalli saw a dip in temperatures as estimated by weather models with Trichy AP seeing nearly 2 degrees compared to…
Temporary dip in temperatures seen for 2 days over Tamil Nadu
Yesterday saw marginal reduction in temperatures across Tamil Nadu with only Karur Paramathi, Tiruchirappalli AP & Tiruttani crossing the 40°C mark. Crucially for the first time in the last few days no place in the state recorded 41°C with Karur Paramathi the hottest at 40.6°C. Numerical Models indicate for today and tomorrow there could…
Central Tamil Nadu continues to Swelter
Parts of Central Tamil Nadu continues to bear the brunt of the Summer with temperatures staying above 40°C for the 3rd straight day in Karur Paramathi & Tiruchirappalli AP. Karur has been seeing temperatures stay above 41 for the past 3 days with no immediate respite seen. While models indicate a slight reduction in temperatures…
Summer 2018 ups the Ante over Tamil Nadu
Summer 2018 notched up a couple of levels over Tamil Nadu as Monday saw hottest day of the year recorded in many IMD observatories in the Interior areas of the state. Salem recorded 40.6°C yesterday, the first time it crossed 40°C this year while Coimbatore & Dharmapuri also recorded their highest temperatures so far in…