Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over North, West and Central districts of Tamil Nadu on 12 November; Light to moderate rain has been predicted over Puducherry and Karaikal on 13 November
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over North, West and Central districts of Tamil Nadu on 12 November; Light to moderate rain has been predicted for Puducherry and Karaikal on November 13
The Regional Meteorological Center (RMC), Chennai has said that the low pressure area (LPA) over the Bay of Bengal is likely to cross the coast and move west-northwestwards over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala on Saturday. Thereafter, it will emerge as LPA or Upper Air Circulation over southeast and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea on Sunday.
Additional Director General of Meteorology (RMC), S Balachandran told presspersons that this system will give very widespread rain with isolated light to moderate rain and lightning over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal till Sunday.
On Saturday, heavy to very heavy rain has been predicted at Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Puducherry, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Mayiladuthurai, Karaikal, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Dindigul, Theni . Tenkasi District. Heavy rain is very likely at isolated places over Vellore, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Salem, Erode, Namakkal, Tiruchi, Karur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts.
On Sunday, light to moderate rain is expected at many places with thundershowers and lightning at many places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal. There is a possibility of heavy rain in the western districts. P. Senthamaraya Kannan, director of the Area Cyclone Warning Center at RMC, said scattered rains would continue till November 15. “Even if the system has moved into the Arabian Sea, there will be enough moisture in the atmosphere. We will have localized chants,” he explained.
Heavy to very heavy rain and thundershowers are very likely over some areas for Chennai on Saturday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 29 degree Celsius and 23-24 degree Celsius respectively.
declared holiday
Meanwhile, collectors of Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram have declared a holiday for schools and colleges on Saturday due to heavy rains.
From 8.30 am to 7.30 pm on Friday, rain was recorded at several places – Karaikal (49 mm), Cuddalore (46 mm), Paramathi Karur (43 mm), Ariyalur (42 mm), Parangipettai (37 mm) in Cuddalore. ), Erode (33 mm) Tiruchi (28 mm), Ooty (23 mm), Puducherry (23 mm), Coonoor (20.5 mm), Yercaud (20 mm), Salem (18 mm), Thanjavur (16 mm), Meenambakkam (14.4 mm), Nagapattinam (13 mm), Tirupattur (13 mm), Dharmapuri (12 mm), Nungambakkam (11.5 mm), Coimbatore (9 mm), Kodaikanal (7 mm) and Chidambaram (107 mm).