Rain to continue in Chennai, weather may hold up on Diwali

Rain to continue in Chennai, weather may hold up on Diwali

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:13.11.2020

The light morning spells and the occasional heavy showers in many parts of the city and suburbs on Wednesday may continue for the next two days due to a trough or an elongated area of low pressure closer to the coast, according to weathermen.

Private forecasters and weather bloggers said the intensity of rainfall may reduce on Diwali which falls on November 14 but may gather strength again the following day.

IMD has forecast thunderstorms with intermittent spells, heavy at times, over some areas with the sky condition that would be generally cloudy in the city for the next 48 hours. Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 28o C and 24o C.

The agency has also issued a warning for heavy rainfall with thunderstorm on November 13 (today) for Chennai, its neighbours Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengelpet, and other districts such Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and Mayiladuthurai.

IMD deputy director general S Balachandran said the rainfall activity was due to a trough of low over southwest Bay of Bengal extending from Sri Lanka to north Tamil Nadu coast. He said for the next two days, many places in coastal districts and a few places in the interior regions may receive moderate rainfall while rainfall activity may continue over Chennai and suburbs with heavy spells at times.

On Wednesday morning, many parts of the city and suburbs received continuous light spells and a downpour at times. This left 18.3mm of rain in Nungambakkam and15.6mm in Meenambakkam till 8.30am and as the monsoon spells continued, the two stations registered another 29.6mm and 26.8mm between 8.30am and 5.30pm. A few localities in the city including Aminjikarai and Choolaimedu received light spells later in the evening around 8.30pm.

Skymet Weather, in its update, has forecast heavy to moderate rain over Tamil Nadu with light to moderate spells at many places. Interior districts too may receive rainfall in the next 24 hours.

Weather blogger Pradeep John said, “There may be rainfall in the city in the early morning on Diwali day, but the intensity could reduce as the day progresses. We can expect heavy rainfall again on November 15 and16.”

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