Rain likely to continue for next two days

Chennai: Heavy rainfall is likely over many districts of Tamil Nadu due to the influence of the cyclonic circulation over Comorin area. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning for at least 10 districts. Meanwhile, a low pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal on November 15, which is expected to bring rain across the state.

The Regional Meteorological Center (RMC) has predicted heavy rain in Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Tiruppur, Erode, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai and Pudukkottai districts for the next 48 hours. Is of.

Also, light to moderate rain has been forecast at isolated places across the state. The weather department said the rain activity is expected to reduce in a day or two as the cyclonic circulation over the coastal region of Tamil Nadu has weakened.

However, the first system during the northeast monsoon is likely to form over southwest Bay of Bengal on November 15. If the low pressure area intensifies then monsoon is likely to arrive in many districts of Tamil Nadu from next week.

As far as Chennai is concerned, there may be light to moderate rain with thunderstorms at some places for the next two days. Rain activity is expected to bring down the maximum temperature during the day time. Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam weather stations will record around 31 degrees Celsius and 32 degrees Celsius respectively.

According to RMC, moderate to heavy rain occurred in many districts on Thursday. The highest rainfall of 9 cm was recorded in Kanniyakumari district. After this, Tiruppur and Chennai (Ambattur) received 8 cm rainfall, Tiruvarur received 7 cm rainfall.

Many areas of Chennai including Puzhal, Vanagaram, Kolathur, Tiruvottiyur, DGP office, YMCA Nandanam and Manali recorded 3 – 6 cm rainfall in the last 24 hours.