Brief spells of rain are likely in the city towards weekend, say weather bloggers

Brief spells of rain are likely in the city towards weekend, say weather bloggers

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:18.05.2021

The city may not have received rain from Cyclone Tauktae, but its strength and intensity may continue to bring in strong seabreeze to the land, resulting in a slight dip in temperatures at least for the next two days. While weathermen have forecast slightly below normal temperature, weather bloggers said the city may have chances of rainfall towards the end of the week before another system may form closer to Andaman island.

For the next 48 hours, IMD has forecast Chennai city and suburbs to have maximum and minimum temperatures around 36 deg C and 28 deg C, with partly cloudy skies.

Strong seabreeze or easterlies had been keeping day temperatures below normal for much of May, considered peak summer season. Since the weather system intensified over Arabian Sea last week, it has been pulling winds from Bay of Bengal over the land. This has helped keep a check on day temperatures.

On Monday, Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam recorded 35.8 deg C and 37.5 deg C, which are 1.7 deg C and 0.9 deg C below normal. The average temperature for the month of May is 37.1 deg C.

“Easterlies may continue to be present through the day keeping day temperatures near normal or slightly below normal,” a meteorologist said.

“There are chances of rainfall in the city between May 20 and 22,” weather blogger Pradeep John said.

MIRROR IMAGE: A mirage seen on Kamarajar Salai along the Marina beach on Monday