Coinciding with the break in Southwest Monsoon was the hot day time conditions that were prevailing over most parts of Tamil Nadu over the past couple of weeks. While most places were recording day time temperatures above 2 / 3°C a few managed to occasionally record up to 5°C above normal for this time of…
Rains to ease over Tamil Nadu as Monsoon picks up
The rains arising out of the convective thunderstorms is likely to ease over Tamil Nadu as Southwest Monsoon is set to make a comeback over the West Coast. The Monsoon low that started its journey over Northeast Uttar Pradesh along the foothills of the Himalayas has now moved to Central India as it continues to…
Isolated evening thunderstorms for Tamil Nadu
After a very eventful Tuesday over most parts of North Tamil Nadu yesterday was a relatively quieter day over with some isolated thunderstorms forming over the interior parts of the state. Parts of Vellore, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and one or two places in Tiruvallur district enjoyed these evening thunderstorms. Pudukotttai / Sivaganga districts enjoyed the usual…
Fairly Widespread Rains lash North Coastal Tamil Nadu
Yesterday saw North Coastal Tamil Nadu record fairly widespread rains as expected by models. The districts of Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai & Chennai saw the bulk of rains with some heavy duty thunderstorms hitting Chennai & its suburbs at the stroke of midnight bringing intense rainfall with it. Yesterday once again confirms the old theory during…
North Tamil Nadu to see evening thunderstorms light up
After a very active Sunday when intense rains lashed Chennai and many places surrounding it the expectations run high for rainfall from the citizens. While Monday saw some isolated rains happen in North Coastal Tamil Nadu the rain bands though went to the south of Chennai with parts of Kanchipuram enjoying these evening thunderstorms. Similarly…