Mild climate to prevail over T.N. this week; rainfall exercise to extend from August 22

Mild climate might proceed over most components of the State for a number of extra days. Though heavy rainfall might taper off in a day, lively Southwest monsoon situation is prone to affect a rise in rainfall over Tamil Nadu from August 22.

The Regional Meteorological Centre, headquartered in Chennai, has forecast that the presence of climate methods will maintain the temperatures underneath management and under regular in a number of locations, although possibilities of heavy rainfall might scale back this week.

B.Amudha, Head (Additional-in cost), RMC, famous that the well-marked low stress space, which is prone to intensify right into a melancholy and cross south the Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts on Tuesday, might not have a direct impression over the State. However, the stratified cloud bands from the prevailing climate system will deliver reduction from warmth through the day. Chennai too is prone to expertise gentle climate and overcast situations and light-weight, reasonable showers in some areas on Tuesday.

Numerical Weather Prediction fashions indicated that lively southwest monsoon present is prone to set off a slight improve in rainfall exercise over the State and Puducherry from August 22, she stated.

During the previous 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Monday, a number of locations throughout the State obtained rainfall, with Gudalur in Nilgiris district recording the heaviest – 14 cm for the day. The downpour in Nilgiris and ghat areas of Coimbatore district was attributed to the presence of an offshore trough in Arabian sea.

Rainfall over varied locations of the State continued on Monday as nicely. The climate stations like Valparai, Udhagamandalam, Tiruttani, Yercaud, Salem and Villivakkam, Meenambakkam in Chennai obtained gentle rainfall until 6.30 p.m.

With the climate system prevailing over Bay of Bengal, the RMC has predicted sturdy winds gusting as much as a pace of fifty kmph is prone to prevail over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal space on Tuesday. The State will expertise remoted rainfall and gentle climate this week.

This Southwest monsoon to this point has delivered regular rainfall over TN. The State has recorded 19.1 cm of rainfall, which is 13% greater than its common since June 1. Dindigul, Karur, Tiruppur and Ramanathapuram are among the many districts which have recorded far under their monsoon common.