Rain to continue in Chennai for next two days

CHENNAI: After days of dry and hot weather that prevailed in Chennai, the city witnessed a sudden rain on Monday due to wind discontinuity over the sea.

The Regional Meteorological Center (RMC) predicts moderate rain along with thunderstorm activity for several districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai for the next two days.

In Chennai, areas, including Tondiarpet, Thiruvottriyur, Saidapet, Guindy, Egmore, Arumbakkam, Chromepet, Broadway, Mylapore and Triplicane saw mild spell rain.

"A trough/wind discontinuity runs from west Vidarbha to South Interior Karnataka across Marathwada and North Interior Karnataka and extends up to 1.5 km above mean sea level. Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Dindigul, Theni, Karur, Tiruchy Perambalur, Namakkal, Salem, Dharmapuri, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai and Vellore districts for the next two days," said a senior RMC official.

The State is likely to receive light to moderate rain for the next few days. Several districts reported soaring temperature for over a month, the weather department stated that the maximum and minimum temperature is likely to be reduced than normal due to summer spell.

However, the temperature level in the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu is expected to surge by two - three degrees Celsius in May month.

Tamil Nadu weatherman Pradeep John said, "Almost all places in Tamil Nadu are likely to get some rain at least one or two spells in the next four days. The second half of May month does not look good, and there will be a spike in temperature level in Tamil Nadu."

According to RMC, from 8 am to 5.30 pm on Monday, Coimbatore recorded 78 mm rainfall, Tirunelveli 47 mm, Dharmapuri 34 mm, Kanyakumari 31 mm, Chennai Meenambakkam 19 mm, and Tirupattur 15 mm rainfall.”