Nippy weather to persist for two days; weather system to bring rain to Tamil Nadu from January 23

Nippy weather, with mist oregon fog cover, whitethorn proceed successful galore parts of Tamil Nadu for the adjacent 2 days. However, nights are apt to crook warmer erstwhile the upwind strategy implicit the Bay of Bengal moves closer, bringing airy to mean rainfall successful parts of the State from January 23.

Many places successful the State experienced misty mornings and chilly nights for the past 2 days arsenic the minimum somesthesia dropped by 2 oregon 3 degrees Celsius beneath normal. On Tuesday, Tiruttani recorded the lowest minimum somesthesia of 15.2 degrees Celsius successful the plains of Tamil Nadu. Among the elevation stations, Kodaikanal recorded the lowest minimum somesthesia of 6 degrees Celsius.

Chennai’s Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam recorded the minimum somesthesia of 20. 3 degrees Celsius and 19. 3 degrees Celsius respectively connected Tuesday.

The Regional Meteorological Centre said adust upwind and wide skies would prevail for a mates of days arsenic the Northeast monsoon retreated from the portion connected Monday. None of the upwind stations recorded rainfall till 6 p.m. connected Tuesday.

With the minimum somesthesia expected to driblet beneath mean successful Tamil Nadu and Puducherry till January 22, cooler nights are apt to continue. Chennai excessively whitethorn acquisition a nighttime somesthesia of 19-20 degrees Celsius connected Wednesday.

V.R. Durai, Director, Area Cyclone Warning Centre, RMC, said easterly question enactment would power a bedewed spell successful the State aboriginal this week. The prevailing precocious aerial circulation implicit the Southeast Bay of Bengal would bring rainfall to the State from Friday. Rainfall that would initially hap successful the coastal areas is expected to dispersed to different parts during the weekend. “We expect important rainfall to statesman implicit the weekend. However, the strength of the rainfall tin beryllium determined connected the ground of the question of the system. Cloudy entity would pb to warmer nights aft Friday,” helium said.

The State has recorded 25.8 mm of surplus rainfall truthful acold during this wintertime play since January 1. Many districts, including Coimbatore, Thanjavur and the Nilgiris, person reported surplus rainfall during this period.