As Summer bears down across Tamil Nadu the wheels of motion has started to slowly churn towards the most critical weather event of the country the Southwest Monsoon. A glance at the wind charts indicate the seasonal change process is slowly underway in anticipation of the Monsoon Onset. A North South Trough that runs Perpendicular…
Sedate start likely to Kathri 2017 in Tamil Nadu
May has got to to a sedate start on the temperature front for Tamil Nadu as temperature have eased gradually with yesterday seeing no place in the state going past the 40°C mark, the threshold level to signify hot day, making it a moderately hot day across the state. Even the traditional summer giants like…
Decoding Agni Natchathiram 2017 – Sedate Start Expected
When April turns into May one of the most often asked questions in Tamil Nadu is “When does Agni Natchathiram Start? Agni Natchathiram or “Kathiri Veyyil” as it is sometimes called coincides with the hottest period according to Hindu Almanac. If one looks at weather data for the past years the temperature pattern or the interior…
Moderately Hot Day Ahead for Tamil Nadu as Interiors enjoy thunderstorms
As temperatures eased across most parts of Tamil Nadu yesterday the West interior districts of Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Erode, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Nilgiris & parts of Salem enjoyed some late evening thunderstorms bringing heavy rains in a few places. In particular the Peelamedu area of Coimbatore, Coonoor, Harur in Dharmapuri district & Denkanikottai in Krishnagiri district enjoyed…
Temperatures to be under check in Tamil Nadu
After a hot spell that started in most of Tamil Nadu around middle of April and continued for almost all of the second fortnight a temporary reprieve on the temperature front is expected to give some much needed relief to large parts of the state. Yesterday saw only K.Paramathy & Palayamkottai (Tirunelveli) record abnormally hot…