Northeast Monsoon notched up a gear yesterday, helped by the favorably located Low Pressure Area over the Comorin Sea Area, to become active over Coastal Tamil Nadu & South TN. The entire coast line all the way from Chennai to Kanyakumari received rains with many places coming under heavy rains as the LPA recycled moisture…
Last night finally saw what could be called perfect Northeast Monsoon onset conditions as parts of Delta districts came under moderate to heavy spell of rains. The IMD observatories at Karaikal & Nagappattinam recorded 8 & 10 cms of rains respectively up to 5:30 AM. Chennai & suburbs also witnessed some intense thunderstorms in a…
Weather Blogging is a hobby that teaches a lot of patience as very rarely we are an active participant but almost always a passive observer of things happening at its own pace. Couple of lines from this mellifluous song sung by P B Srinivas in the film Nenjil Or Aalayam is perhaps apt for the…
It was a strange day to follow weather yesterday, particularly if you are from Chennai, as mostly clear skies with slightly warm conditions was seen. Common public may have been confused wondering why is it dry & warm when the news channels were talking about Northeast Monsoon Onset & possible heavy rains. As explained in…
Yesterday IMD announced the complete withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon from the Indian Sub Continent & along with it the simultaneous onset of Northeast Monsoon over parts of Southern Peninsular India. We all know the big brother Southwest Monsoon has clear protocols with regard to both Onset & Withdrawal conditions the small brother, Northeast Monsoon, is…
