The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted light to moderate rainfall over most parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and the Karaikal area, with thunderstorms and lightning expected at isolated locations.
According to the IMD, isolated heavy to very heavy rain, with extremely heavy showers at one or two places, is likely over Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, and Thoothukudi districts of Tamil Nadu. Heavy to very heavy rain is also expected at isolated locations in several districts, including Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, as well as Puducherry and Karaikal. Additionally, heavy rain is likely at isolated places over Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruchirappalli, Karur, Dindigul, Tiruppur, and Coimbatore districts of Tamil Nadu.
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The weather department has also predicted light to moderate rainfall at many places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal on Friday, with heavy rain expected at one or two places over Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, and Kanyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu. On Saturday, light to moderate rain is likely at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal, the IMD added.
Deputy Director General of the Chennai Meteorological Department, Balachandran, stated that yesterday’s well-marked low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal, off the Sri Lanka coast, has remained stagnant over the Gulf of Mannar and its surroundings. He also reported that in the past 24 hours, four locations recorded very high rainfall, while 72 places recorded heavy rainfall. Balachandran confirmed that the North-East monsoon is vigorous in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
“Yesterday’s well-marked low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal off the Sri Lanka coast lay over the Gulf of Mannar and the neighbourhood now lies at the same area with the associated upper air cyclonic circulation extending up to mid-tropospheric levels. The system will weaken now,” he said. “North-East monsoon is vigorous in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Four places recorded very high rainfall and 72 places recorded heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours,” Balachandran added.
Meanwhile, as a precaution against the forecasted heavy rain, schools will remain closed in 11 districts of Tamil Nadu on Thursday. A holiday has been declared for schools in Chennai, Villupuram, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukkottai, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram, Thiruvarur, Ranipet, and Tiruvallur districts.
The IMD has issued a yellow alert for several districts in Tamil Nadu, warning of moderate rains and light thunderstorms across Vellore, Perambur, Salem, Namakkal, Sivaganga, Madurai, and Dindigul.
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