Heavy rains likely in a few districts today

Heavy rains likely in a few districts today

07/06/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,CHENNAI

As Southwest monsoon advances in Tamil Nadu, the Meteorological Department has forecast that some districts in the State are likely to get heavy rains on Sunday.

Officials of the Meteorological Department said that the Southwest monsoon has advanced upto Puducherry.

During the past 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on Saturday, some places in the State had received rains due to convective activity and the influence of southwesterlies.

Eraniel in Kanniyakumari district received the highest rainfall of 9 cm and Nagercoil recorded 8 cm.

S. Balachandran, Deputy Director General of Meteorology, Chennai, said one or two places in districts, including Kanniyakumari, Theni, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli and Dindigul are likely to get heavy rains on Sunday.

Thunderstorm activity may increase over the State around June 10 and many places are likely to get rains.

A low pressure area is likely to develop over Bay of Bengal and westerlies may strengthen under its influence.

This may bring thundershowers over the State. The weather system is being monitored and rainfall activity will depend on the movement of the weather system, S. Balachandran said.