Chennai weatherman

Many parts of Chennai city received moderate to heavy rain with thunderstorms on Saturday, June 10, three days after the highest maximum temperature of 42 °C was recorded in Nungambakkam. Storms were experienced near Salem, Omalur, and Yercaud, while heavy rains lashed the Sivagangai district, according to Tamil Nadu Weatherman Pradeep John. The Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) daily report says that in the next 48 hours, the sky is likely to be partly cloudy. Light to moderate rain with thunderstorms is also predicted in Chennai and neighbouring areas. The maximum temperature is likely to be around 40 °C and the minimum temperature is likely to be between 29-30 °C. According to the daily weather report by the Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre, Karur, and Madurai districts recorded a temperature of 5.1 °C above normal level. In Chennai, Dharmapuri, Kanyakumari, Salem, Tirupattur, Tiruvallur, Nilgiris, and Vellore districts, the temperature stood at around 3.1 °C to 5.0 °C above the usual recorded heat. The IMD has further predicted isolated, moderate rainfall in the Puducherry, and Karaikal districts of Tamil Nadu until June 14. Velachery, Thiruvanmiyur, Thoraipakkam, Nanganallur, and Adambakkam in Chennai, and Ponneri in Tiruvallur district will also receive heavy rain with gusty wind, as per the IMD’s forecast. The IMD also noted that between June 1 to June 10, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry usually receive 19.9 mm of rain. But this year it has come down to 15.3 ...

CHENNAI: Going by the weatherman’s forecast, the arrival of the Northeast monsoon may be more than a week away, but that may not stop the showers over the city as two weather systems on either side of the Indian peninsula may trigger favourable wind convergence and rain in the coming days. IMD forecast thunderstorms with rain in the city and suburbs for at least the next two days while parts of north and coastal Tamil Nadu may receive rain with varying intensity for at least four days next week. Private forecasters and bloggers said southwest monsoon may complete withdrawal around October 20, and the onset of northeast monsoon may be only by the end of the month. For the next 48 hours, IMD has forecast thunderstorms with light to moderate rain in some areas of the city and the suburbs with partly cloudy skies. Maximum and minimum temperature will be around 35° and 26°C. Parts of north, north interior and coastal Tamil Nadu may also get thunderstorms with rainfall varying from light to moderate between October 17 and 20. Meteorologists said the rain would be due to the influence of two low pressure areas each over the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. “There’s also a trough at 500hpa (18,000ft altitude) near north Tamil Nadu. We can expect some rain on Sunday and it may reduce on Monday,” said N Puviarasan, director, Area Cyclone Warning Centre, IMD, Chennai. These disturbances may support convergence of winds leading to convective activity over the state. The late night and e...

Express News Service CHENNAI: With the next extreme weather event likely to hit Chennai and its suburbs on November 10-11, looks like Chennai's 'flood' problem is back again. A red alert has already been issued. With a saturated groundwater table, reservoirs, and lakes near to their brim, it's highly probable that the city's vulnerability will get exposed in the coming days. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai said the low-pressure area that is forming over the southeast Bay of Bengal will become more marked and move towards north Tamil Nadu later this week. Deputy Director-General of Meteorology at RMC S Balachandran said the weather system is being closely monitored. ALSO READ: Most of the weather models, including the Global Forecast System, are suggesting major rains in the Chennai region later this week around November 10. Mahesh Palawat from Skymet Weather said the low-pressure area will intensify into a depression and would cause extreme rains in Chennai and neighbouring districts. The city received over 21 cm of rainfall on Saturday night. This was the second-highest 24-hour rainfall in a decade for November since the 2015 deluge. Weather blogger Pradeep John on his Facebook post said, "Convergence from Chennai to Cuddalore belt is seen. So there is a chance of heavy rains from Sunday night to Monday morning." Why MeT department failed to forecast Saturday rains? Director for TN State Disaster Management Authority N Subbaiyan told The New Indian Exp...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu weatherman Pradeep John on Saturday said that heavy rainfall chances for Chennai are over and the next intense spell will hit the State around November 19-20. “Chennai the extreme or very heavy rains chances are over. The intensification that happened to the low and clouds around the centre fell over Mayiladuthurai / Cuddalore district,” he wrote. He further added, “There will be pull effect rains for the next 2 days and particularly the early mornings are the ideal time for rains to pound. Today morning spells in South Chennai was too intense. Till 14th we have chance for rains and breakbefore the next low comes to TN by around 19/20 Nov.” Widespread rains, moderate to heavy, lashed several parts of Chennai since Thursday night and the India Meteorological Department said a well marked low pressure area lay over Bay of Bengal.

Tamil Nadu Weatherman has put up a series of posts on Facebook labeling today's heavy showers as the heaviest rains in Chennai since 2015. He wrote, "Heaviest rains in Chennai since 2015, particularly in north and central Chennai areas and more clouds are moving in. Official readings are out, 226 mm in Mylapore, 205 mm in Ambattur, Sivappu Sambahavam in Chennai. Meanwhile, it is also the highest 24 rainfall in Nungambakkam since 2015 and it also crossed 200 mm now at 207 mm. Remember the convergence zone from Nilgiris to Ramanthapuram, put up yesterday, that zone has got heavy rains too. But Chennai rains are in extreme category. Tonight to Monday morning to the same convergence is persisting and we will see another round of heavy rains in Chennai." In his following post, he spoke about the low pressure in the Arabian Sea and the shift of rain bands from South of Chennai to Cuddalore belt. He said, "The perfect locked storm (UAC) !!! In Arabian Sea there is Low Pressure and In Andaman sea, the new guy which will pound us next week is there. In between this UAC formed 2 days and the convergence is too perfect and squeezed. As long this UAC is there, it will spin bands and create coastal convergence and tonight to Monday morning too more rains are expected in KTCC. Even other coastal districts in TN will join tonight." "Much needed break in some parts of rain-hit city. Here and there some rains will happen. Overall, the Rain bands shifting to South of Chennai to Cuddalore be...