Weathermen forecast more rain for 2 days

Weathermen forecast more rain for 2 days

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:21.02.2021 

The city and its uburbs may receive more rain over Sunday and Monday after the surprise late night showers on Friday. While IMD has forecast light to moderate rain in some places in the state, weatherbloggers said chances of rainfall will reduce by Monday and will be followed by a dry spell till the end of the month.

IMD has forecast light to moderate rain over some areas with a generally cloudy sky for Sunday. The intensity of rain is likely to reduce in the subsequent 24 hours with the agency forecasting light rain over some areas. For the next two days, maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 30°C and 23°C.

Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm with lightning is also likely at isolated places over Tamil Nadu on Sunday followed by light rain likely on Monday; according to the IMD.

On Friday, Nungambakkam recorded 2mm of rain and Meenambakkam received 1mm. February is the driest month of the year in the city with an average rainfall of 3.4mm. Some areas like Nungambakkam, Choolaimedu and Aminjikarai received rainfall on late Saturday evening.

IMD said the showers were caused by circulation in the westerlies in the upper level and in the lower level easterlies. While bloggers said shifting of the westerly trough — which usually affects north India — to the south has brought some weather disturbances resulting in rain, private forecasters said another trough is now extending from southwest Bay of Bengal to north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coast.

“Chennai has a good chance of some rain on Sunday. Rainfall will decrease by Monday,” said blogger Pradeep John.