Night temperature takes a dip

According to weathermen, due to weak Easterlies there is lesser cloud cover during the night making it conducive conditions for temperatures to dip. The next two to three days are likely to see a similar trend continue.

“Going by the data available with the IMD, the night temperature has been decreasing in the last one week in Chennai. While December 23 and 25 recorded minimum temperature of 23.8 and 23.6 respectively, temperature of early morning of Tuesday (December 26) has come down to 21.6 degree Celsius, which is two degrees lower than last five days,” said a weatherman. 

K Srikanth, a city-based weather blogger said, “Both Chennai observatories have recorded appreciable drop in temperatures early morning of Tuesday as compared to the last few days with the Airport observatory recording two degrees lower than on Monday as land breeze ensured the temperatures go South.” With the Easterlies weak after midnight, the Ocean gets warmer than the land making a fit case of strong land breeze bringing the temperatures down, he added.