Chennai: In Tamil Nadu, light to moderate rain may occur at one or two places from tomorrow (Sept. 24) until Sept. 29.
In a press release issued by the Chennai Meteorological Department regarding this, it said: The low-pressure area that prevailed over the central-west and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a well-marked low-pressure area over the same region. It will move westward or northwestward and approach the Kalinga Patnam coast between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur along the north Andhra and south Odisha coastal areas.
From the center of this deep depression, a trough of low pressure extends at an altitude of about 7.6 km through the central Bay of Bengal and the northern Andaman Sea regions up to the Gulf of Thailand.
As a result, in Tamil Nadu tomorrow (Sept. 24), light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds may occur at one or two places in the Western Ghats districts and in Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, and Ranipet districts. The rest of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal may generally experience dry weather.
On the 25th and 26th, light to moderate rain may occur at one or two places in the Western Ghats districts and in Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri, Salem, Dharmapuri, Namakkal, Erode, Karur, Trichy, Ariyalur, and Perambalur districts. Light rain may occur at one or two places in the rest of Tamil Nadu.
On the 27th, light to moderate rain may occur at one or two places in Tamil Nadu, and on the 28th and 29th, light to moderate rain may occur at one or two places in the Western Ghats districts and in northern Tamil Nadu. Light rain may occur at one or two places in the rest of Tamil Nadu.
Tomorrow, the sky over Chennai and its suburban areas is likely to be partly cloudy. Light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning may occur in some parts of the city during the evening or night.
Tomorrow, gale-force winds may blow along the coastal areas of North Tamil Nadu at speeds of 45 to 55 kmph, with gusts up to 65 kmph. Along the coastal areas of South Tamil Nadu, the Gulf of Mannar, and the adjoining Kumari Sea areas, gale-force winds may blow at speeds of 40 to 50 kmph, with gusts up to 60 kmph.
In Tamil Nadu, during the 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m. today, rainfall was recorded as follows: 3 cm each in Gunamangalam (Cuddalore) and Melappalaiyur in Cuddalore district; 2 cm each in Srimushnam in Cuddalore district and Rasipuram in Namakkal district; and 1 cm each in Lappaikudi Kadu in Perambalur district, Thirumayam and Iluppur in Pudukkottai district, Belanthurai in Cuddalore district, Chinnakallar in Coimbatore district, and Kollidam in Mayiladuthurai district.
