Wet spell set to subside from today

Wet spell set to subside from today

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

12.11.2021

There could finally be some respite from the downpour as the IMD has said the wet spell will subside from Friday.

IMD has forecast light to moderate rain for the next two days over the city. But the break may not be for too long, as a fresh low pressure area is likely to form over south Andaman sea around November 13. On Thursday, the depression over the Bay crossed near Chennai coast between 5.30pm and 6.30pm.

“From Friday onwards, there are chances of reduction in rainfall,” said S Balachandran, deputy director general, IMD.

For the next 48 hours, IMD has forecast light to moderate rainfall with cloudy skies in the city and suburbs. Isolated places over Nilgiris, Coimbatore and Kanyakumari districts may receive thunderstorms with heavy rain on Friday.

Balachandran said Tamil Nadu recorded 40cm rainfall this northeast monsoon season beginning October 1 against a normal of 26cm. Chennai registered 74cm against a normal of 42cm, recording a 77% surplus rain.

IMD later tweeted, “A fresh low pressure area is likely to form over south Andaman sea and neighbourhood around November 13. It is likely to move westnorthwestwards and become more marked during the subsequent 48 hours.” But weather enthusiasts said there are chances for the system to skip Chennai and move up in latitude towards Andhra Pradesh.