Strong winds bring down trees; light rain likely over weekend
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:14,07.2018
Winds gusting up to 45kmph brought down several trees before fast-moving clouds brought the city and its southern suburbs a sharp spell of rain on Friday evening. The city is likely to get light rain or thundershowers over the weekend towards the evening or night, met office has said.
The evening showers that lasted 40 minutes threw traffic out of gear around 6.30pm. The downpour was spread across southern parts of the city including Adyar, Ashok Nagar and Tambaram. Northern and central parts including Nungambakkam, however, did not get much rain. The weather station at Nungambakkam recorded only 1mm rain.
The intense winds on Friday entered the city from the coast under the influence of a low pressure area near north Odisha. The rainfall in the city however occurred as a result of convective activity, according to weathermen.
Western districts of Tamil Nadu that fall in the path of the southwest monsoon are likely to get rainfall over the next few days.
“The southwest monsoon is growing in strength again. As a result, rainfall in the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Tirunelveli, Dindigul and surrounding parts of the state is set to intensify,” a met official said.
In the 24 hours until 8.30am on Friday, Devala (Nilgiris) received 8cm, Valparai PTO (Coimbatore) 7cm, Chinnakalar (Coimbatore) 6cm, G Bazar (Nilgiris), Papanasam (Tirunelveli) and Periyar (Theni) 5cm each and Pollachi (Coimbatore) 4 cm. Chennai recorded only 0.5cm rain.
Since June, the city has received nearly 17cm rainfall at Nungambakkam and 12cm at Meenambakkam. Weather blogger Pradeep John said, “The weather pattern has not changed since rainfall began early this week. Just as on Friday, there will be fastmoving clouds pre-empted by fast winds.” On Thursday, winds gusted up to 35kmph, while on Friday they gusted to a maximum of 45kmph.
The maximum temperature on Friday was 35.7°C, which is a degree above normal. Weathermen have predicted a dip in temperature on Saturday. As per the met forecast, the maximum and minimum temperatures on Saturday are likely to be around 34°C and 26°C.
In July, the city records an average maximum temperature of 35.3°C. Climatological data (1981-2010) shows that the city is likely to get 6-7 days of rainfall during the month.
GONE WITH THE WIND: A tree was uprooted on Srinivasapuram Main Road, Thiruvanmiyur
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:14,07.2018
Winds gusting up to 45kmph brought down several trees before fast-moving clouds brought the city and its southern suburbs a sharp spell of rain on Friday evening. The city is likely to get light rain or thundershowers over the weekend towards the evening or night, met office has said.
The evening showers that lasted 40 minutes threw traffic out of gear around 6.30pm. The downpour was spread across southern parts of the city including Adyar, Ashok Nagar and Tambaram. Northern and central parts including Nungambakkam, however, did not get much rain. The weather station at Nungambakkam recorded only 1mm rain.
The intense winds on Friday entered the city from the coast under the influence of a low pressure area near north Odisha. The rainfall in the city however occurred as a result of convective activity, according to weathermen.
Western districts of Tamil Nadu that fall in the path of the southwest monsoon are likely to get rainfall over the next few days.
“The southwest monsoon is growing in strength again. As a result, rainfall in the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Tirunelveli, Dindigul and surrounding parts of the state is set to intensify,” a met official said.
In the 24 hours until 8.30am on Friday, Devala (Nilgiris) received 8cm, Valparai PTO (Coimbatore) 7cm, Chinnakalar (Coimbatore) 6cm, G Bazar (Nilgiris), Papanasam (Tirunelveli) and Periyar (Theni) 5cm each and Pollachi (Coimbatore) 4 cm. Chennai recorded only 0.5cm rain.
Since June, the city has received nearly 17cm rainfall at Nungambakkam and 12cm at Meenambakkam. Weather blogger Pradeep John said, “The weather pattern has not changed since rainfall began early this week. Just as on Friday, there will be fastmoving clouds pre-empted by fast winds.” On Thursday, winds gusted up to 35kmph, while on Friday they gusted to a maximum of 45kmph.
The maximum temperature on Friday was 35.7°C, which is a degree above normal. Weathermen have predicted a dip in temperature on Saturday. As per the met forecast, the maximum and minimum temperatures on Saturday are likely to be around 34°C and 26°C.
In July, the city records an average maximum temperature of 35.3°C. Climatological data (1981-2010) shows that the city is likely to get 6-7 days of rainfall during the month.
GONE WITH THE WIND: A tree was uprooted on Srinivasapuram Main Road, Thiruvanmiyur
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