Heavy rain likely in districts along Ghats for the next 2 days
The weather department mentioned that the wet spells are likely to gradually reduce and dry weather would prevail across the State from April 16.
Visuals from Chennai (Photo: Justin George)
CHENNAI: In the backdrop of scorching summer striking Tamil Nadu, some relief is on the cards for western districts along the western Ghats, which are likely receive heavy rain for the next two days.
However, the rest of the State is expected to witness a surge in the temperature in the coming days, weather office sources said.
Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over the Comorin area and the neighbourhood and extends up to 1.5 km above mean sea level, a few isolated places in The Nilgiris, Ghat areas of Coimbatore, Theni, Dindigul, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari are likely to get heavy rain for the next two days. Light to moderate rain possible in a few places with thunderstorm and lightning, and gusty winds with speed reaching up to 30-40 kmph in Tamil Nadu.
The weather department mentioned that the wet spells are likely to gradually reduce and dry weather would prevail across the State from April 16. There would be no change in the maximum temperatures in the next two days, but a gradual rise during the subsequent three days. The maximum temperature is likely to be 2-3 degrees above normal in a few places over north TN.
Similarly, humidity is likely to be around 30-50% in the afternoon and 40-70% the rest of the day over the plains of interior districts, and 50-80% over the coastal areas during the next five days.
In Chennai, the sky is likely to be partly cloudy. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be 35-36 degrees and 28 degrees for the next 48 hours.
