Today’s weather: Depression stays put, but sustains rain over Tamil Nadu
An ‘orange’ notify carries on to be valid for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal and South Kerala and a ‘yellow’ notify for Lakshadweep for now (Saturday) a working day immediately after a remnant depression from erstwhile cyclone ‘Burevi’ remained stationary in excess of the Gulf of Mannar. It is predicted to keep anchored in the waters by way of the working day, even when remaining in a position to kick up a good deal of rain.
Areas of North Tamil Nadu, which include Chennai, have been reporting rain from the early morning with the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, predicting reasonable rain in excess of parts of the metropolis until earlier someday immediately after noon even as other regions could remain commonly cloudy. The Chennai temperature bloggers have been tweeting the developments as the working day wore on (make sure you see underneath).
Rains continue on in Tamil Nadu
Areas of South Tamil Nadu much too have acquired rainfall until early this early morning with Manimuthar (five.2 cm) Tirunelveli (4.six cm) Sattankulam (4.1 cm) and Kayathar (three.4 cm), apart from Lalpet in Cuddalore district (4.three cm) remaining important beneficiaries. Convective clouds rose tall in excess of Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari, Tenkasi, Theni, Sivagangai and Pudukkottai districts which experienced recorded disproportionately reduce rain through the previous two-3 times when it experienced rained intensely in excess of the North.
Tall clouds ended up on demonstrate also in excess of Nagapattinam, Karaikal, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore and Villupuram districts. These have the probable to trigger significant rainfall at isolated destinations in excess of this region, which should really be currently under the grip of varyingly significant spells form this early morning.
Melancholy continues to be locked in
Meanwhile, India Meteorological Office (IMD), Delhi, claimed that the depression remained basically stationary through the earlier 33 hrs and was found this early morning in excess of the Gulf of Mannar about forty km South-West of Ramanathapuram and 70 km West-South-West of Pamban, with wind speeds of a a lot-diminished forty-50 km/hr gusting to sixty km/hr. The IMD expects it to remain stalled in excess of the same region when weakening into a nicely-marked small-strain space by the evening.
This could not drastically have an impact on its rain making potential and the IMD has forecast significant to very significant rainfall at isolated destinations Tamil Nadu and Puducherry now and tomorrow (Saturday and Sunday). Heavy rainfall is also predicted South Kerala and Mahe now when it would be significant to very significant in excess of Kerala on Sunday. Heavy to very significant rainfall is possible in excess of Lakshadweep on both of those now and tomorrow.
Large winds, tough seas
Squally winds with wind speeds achieving forty-50 km/hr gusting to sixty km/hr could prevail in excess of the Gulf of Mannar and adjoining South-West Bay of Bengal, and the Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari in South Tamil Nadu into tonight and lower thereafter.
Potent winds of 35-forty five km/hr in speed gusting to 55 km/hr could blow in excess of the Lakshadweep, Maldives and Comorin space the South-East Arabian Sea and together and off the South Kerala coast on Saturday and Sunday. Fishermen are recommended not to undertaking into Gulf of Mannar and adjoining South-West Bay together and off the South Tamil Nadu coast now. They could not undertaking into the Lakshadweep, Maldives and Comorin space the South-East Arabian Sea and together and off South Kerala coast on both of those Saturday and Sunday.
Here’s how the temperature bloggers in Chennai observed the scenario evolving in excess of Tamil Nadu: