The Chennai Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for very heavy rainfall in 7 districts in Tamil Nadu.
Here is the press release issued by the Chennai Meteorological Department regarding this:
An atmospheric circulation is prevailing over the southwest Bay of Bengal areas off the north Tamil Nadu coast up to an altitude of about 5.8 km.
A trough extends from the atmospheric circulation prevailing over the southwest Bay of Bengal areas off the north Tamil Nadu coast at an altitude of about 1.5 km to 3.1 km, extending up to the northwest Bay of Bengal areas.
As a result, today (Oct. 19), heavy to very heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour), may occur in one or two places in the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, and Mayiladuthurai districts, as well as in Karaikal.
Heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour), may occur in one or two places in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruchirappalli, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Kallakurichi, Karur, Ramanathapuram, and Sivaganga districts.
Moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur in a few places in the rest of Tamil Nadu and in Puducherry.
Tomorrow (Oct. 20), heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur at one or two places in Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore, and Villupuram districts, as well as in Puducherry and Karaikal.
Heavy rain with thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruchirappalli, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Ranipet, Vellore, Tirupattur, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, and Ramanathapuram districts.
In the rest of Tamil Nadu, moderate rain with thunder and lightning and strong winds (at speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour) may occur in a few places.
Weather forecast for Chennai and suburban areas:
Today and tomorrow, the sky will remain partly cloudy. Moderate/heavy rain with thunder and lightning is likely in some parts of the city.
The maximum temperature is reported to be around 32-33 degrees Celsius, and the minimum temperature around 25-26 degrees Celsius.
