Overnight downpour lashed many components of Vellore city together with the Benguluru Highway (NH: 48) and neighbouring huge cities like Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Arani, Gudiyatham, Chengam, Polur, and Jolarpet on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

With the Southwest Monsoon being lively over North Coastal Tamil Nadu, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has forecast the chance of sunshine to reasonable rain at a couple of locations over north Tamil Nadu, at remoted locations over southern components of the State and over Puducherry and Karaikal space until Sunday. The rain can be more likely to be accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning, and gusty wind speeds reaching 30-40 kmph at one or two locations. 

The RMC additionally has stated a north-south trough from south inside Karnataka to Comorin space throughout Tamil Nadu at 0.9 km above imply sea degree persists and an East-West trough from the cyclonic circulation over Southeast Bay of Bengal to South Kerala throughout the Gulf of Mannar at 5.8 km above imply sea degree is now seen from Southwest Bay of Bengal to north Kerala throughout north Tamil Nadu and south inside Karnataka at 5.8 km above imply sea degree.  

On Thursday, heavy rain is more likely to happen at remoted locations over Nilgiris, Erode, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Thiruvannamalai, Thirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts, Puducherry and Karaikal space. On Friday, heavy rain is more likely to happen at remoted locations over Tiruvallur, Ranipet, Vellore and Kancheepuram districts. 

During the 24-hour interval ending 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday, rainfall occurred at many locations over north coastal components of the State; at a couple of locations over inside Tamil Nadu; and at remoted locations over South coastal areas of Tamil Nadu. Light rain occurred over Karaikal space and dry climate prevailed over Puducherry. Palayamkottai recorded the very best most temperature of 37.9 diploma Celsius and Karur Paramathi recorded the bottom minimal temperature of 21.5 diploma Celsius within the plains.

Published – September 18, 2025 05:30 am IST