With Northeast Monsoon remaining subdued in Tamil Nadu with only isolated rainfall activity activity mostly in South Tamil Nadu weather watchers are possibly looking up to the next likely trigger from Bay of Bengal to bring about a change in conditions. Yesterday we had posted about how bad things were on the Northeast Monsoon front…
Northeast Monsoon 2016 – Time for Drought Management?
Is Northeast Monsoon 2016 staring at an abyss? The objective of this post is not to trigger a panic. But having observed the rainfall pattern for the last few weeks and looking at how things possibly could evolve we feel it is time for some Drought Management Action Plan to be put in place. Tamil…
Isolated Rains in Tamil Nadu to continue, South TN to benefit more
Yesterday saw rains in Tamil Nadu return to Coastal areas after a few days of dry spell. Though the rains were not widespread, many places in Delta districts, Cuddalore & Kanchipuram districts got moderate spells of rains. Northeast Monsoon continues to remain weak and is expected to remain weak for the next few days as…
Chance for Early Morning Rains in Chennai & rest of Coast, later for Interiors
“Rains in Chennai” is a phrase which brings immediate pleasure to most of the citizens of the city after a fairly long dry spell since the start of October except for some bursts of spells towards the end of October. But today and tomorrow we are likely to see Rains in Chennai particularly around the…
Easterlies are back as Northeast Monsoon still awaits first widespread rains
Among the Weather Bloggers of Chennai Northeast Monsoon is an emotion. No weather event is as keenly followed, discussed, debated and at times fought as well. This year’s Northeast Monsoon roller coaster is no different with the rains pretty much playing cat and mouse all season long. As the wait for Rains continue for most…