Chennai weather: Some parts of Tamil Nadu likely to receive rain till March 20, IMD forecasts

CHENNAI: Many parts of Chennai received light to moderate rain on Friday. Weathermen forecast that there were chances of thunderstorms with moderate rainfall in one or two places over Chennai, Chengelpet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur in the next three hours.
The IMD has forecast that some places in Tamil Nadu are likely to see moderate rain, isolated thunderstorms and lightning till March 20.
Many localities in the core city like Nungambakkam, Choolaimedu, Arumbakkam, Anna Nagar, Aminjikarai, Royapettah, Virugambakkam and Ashok Pillar received intense spells of rain for nearly an hour in the morning. Some suburbs like Alwarthirunagar and Madhavaram got heavy spells.
“This is due to a trough/wind discontinuity from interior Tamil Nadu to Central Madhya Pradesh across Rayalaseema, Telangana and Vidarbha at 0.9km above mean sea level,” the IMD said.