Wet Deepavali probably over Tamil Nadu; RMC forecasts widespread rainfall subsequent week

A moist Deepavali is on the playing cards for Tamil Nadu as widespread rainfall is about to cowl most elements of the State which can be intense in lots of districts from October 19. Intense downpour is prone to shift to north coastal districts from October 22 below the affect of a low stress space brewing within the Bay of Bengal.

Multiple climate programs, aided by the vigorous Northeast monsoon, are anticipated to deliver widespread rainfall subsequent week too.

During the previous 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Saturday, 5 climate stations obtained very heavy rainfall and 40 different locations recorded heavy rainfall. Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district obtained the heaviest rainfall of 18 cm within the State. Similar rainfall sample continued on Saturday too.

Officials of the Regional Meteorological Centre stated a trough that runs between two different climate programs -in Arabian sea and Bay of Bengal- which have a possible to accentuate right into a despair, influenced widespread, intense downpour over a number of elements of the State. Another cyclonic circulation over Gulf of Mannar would additionally maintain the moist climate.

The well-marked low stress over southeast Arabian sea, which is prone to grow to be despair by early hours of Deepavali day, will affect heavy rainfall over districts alongside Western Ghats and excessive south TN on Sunday. On October 20, intense downpour would cowl 20 districts, together with in delta and north coastal TN.

After intense downpour over south Tamil Nadu and the Western Ghats areas this week, rainfall is about to lash over north coastal TN from October 22. A low stress space, which is prone to type over Southeast Bay of Bengal on October 21, is predicted to collect power as a despair by October 23.

B.Amudha, Head (Additional in-charge), RMC stated the climate system, which is getting organised, could deliver heavy rainfall over the north coastal area between October 22 and October 24. Six districts, together with Chennai and its neighbourhood, are prone to obtain very heavy rainfall as much as 24 cm on October 22 and 23.

“We will monitor the system for additional intensification. When rainfall depth is excessive in sure districts, the heavy downpour could unfold to the neighbouring districts as nicely, relying on the motion of the climate programs,” she stated.