CHENNAI: After widespread rain in the city on Saturday brought some cheer, weathermen forecast rain is likely to continue over the next 48 hours due to a cyclonic circulation over north Tamil Nadu. However, experts said the intensity would gradually reduce in a day.
According to the regional meteorological centre’s 24-hour forecast, “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers is likely to occur while the sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy.” However, the intensity of the spells may reduce from moderate to light rain after 24 hours. Experts said there may be on and off scattered rain as the intensity reduces. Day temperatures are expected to be around a maximum of 34°C.
There were widespread early morning showers in the city on Saturday with Nungambakkam recording 23.5mm and rain gauges at Meenambakkam touching 28.9mm followed by a drop in temperature. Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam recorded a maximum of 31.2°C and 30.1°C, which was a drop by 3.5°C and 4.8°C.
Neighbouring districts including Kancheepuram (16mm), Tiruvallur (36mm), Chengelpet (23mm), Cuddalore (124.8mm) and Vellore (165.7mm) too recorded good spells. According to weather blogger Pradeep John, Vellore broke a 100-year-old 24-hour rainfall record for the month of August as the previous highest was 106mm recorded on August 8, 1909. Chennai’s all time 24-hour record was 156.2mm rain on August 25, 2011.
Mahesh Palawat, chief meteorologist of Skymet Weather, said the sudden increase in the intensity of rain in the city and the neighbouring districts over the last two days was due to a cyclonic circulation hovering at an altitude of 5.4km from the mean sea level extending from north coastal Tamil Nadu to south coastal Andhra Pradesh.
“It is not exactly a break monsoon period as it is still raining in the western and northern parts of the country. But the present weather conditions show signature similar to the break period,” he said. The break monsoon period occurs when the monsoon trough shifts to the foothills of Himalayas resulting in the decrease in rains over the western and northern parts of the country. During this period, experts said the westerly winds weaken and the easterlies take over helping to form and sustain convective clouds and thereby bringing rain to coastal Tamil Nadu. “At present, the westerlies are in the lower altitude while the cyclonic circulation is at mid atmospheric level,” Palawat said.
According to the regional meteorological centre’s 24-hour forecast, “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers is likely to occur while the sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy.” However, the intensity of the spells may reduce from moderate to light rain after 24 hours. Experts said there may be on and off scattered rain as the intensity reduces. Day temperatures are expected to be around a maximum of 34°C.
There were widespread early morning showers in the city on Saturday with Nungambakkam recording 23.5mm and rain gauges at Meenambakkam touching 28.9mm followed by a drop in temperature. Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam recorded a maximum of 31.2°C and 30.1°C, which was a drop by 3.5°C and 4.8°C.
Neighbouring districts including Kancheepuram (16mm), Tiruvallur (36mm), Chengelpet (23mm), Cuddalore (124.8mm) and Vellore (165.7mm) too recorded good spells. According to weather blogger Pradeep John, Vellore broke a 100-year-old 24-hour rainfall record for the month of August as the previous highest was 106mm recorded on August 8, 1909. Chennai’s all time 24-hour record was 156.2mm rain on August 25, 2011.
Mahesh Palawat, chief meteorologist of Skymet Weather, said the sudden increase in the intensity of rain in the city and the neighbouring districts over the last two days was due to a cyclonic circulation hovering at an altitude of 5.4km from the mean sea level extending from north coastal Tamil Nadu to south coastal Andhra Pradesh.
“It is not exactly a break monsoon period as it is still raining in the western and northern parts of the country. But the present weather conditions show signature similar to the break period,” he said. The break monsoon period occurs when the monsoon trough shifts to the foothills of Himalayas resulting in the decrease in rains over the western and northern parts of the country. During this period, experts said the westerly winds weaken and the easterlies take over helping to form and sustain convective clouds and thereby bringing rain to coastal Tamil Nadu. “At present, the westerlies are in the lower altitude while the cyclonic circulation is at mid atmospheric level,” Palawat said.
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