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The Northeast monsoon is apt to commence implicit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal portion by October 16, marking an aboriginal onset astir 4 days up of its mean accomplishment date.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has announced that prevailing atmospheric conditions are becoming favourable for the seasonal rains to acceptable successful implicit the region.
The RMC expects simultaneous withdrawal of southwest monsoon from the state and onset of easterly and northeasterly winds implicit the confederate peninsular portion successful 2 days. This would herald the accomplishment of NE monsoon rainfall implicit the State by October 16. The State whitethorn acquisition reasonably wide rainfall covering up to 75% of the upwind stations, and aggravated downpour whitethorn proceed implicit southbound T.N., delta, and occidental ghats portion till October 20.
An precocious aerial circulation lying implicit Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Indian Equatorial Ocean is apt to determination west- northwestwards towards Comorin area, triggering wide rainfall enactment implicit galore parts of the State.
B. Amudha, Head (Additional in-charge), RMC said the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from the remaining parts of the state extracurricular southbound peninsular portion is being monitored. It is 1 of the criteria for onset of the NE monsoon. Once the different favourable conditions are met, the accomplishment day is declared connected the time erstwhile the State receives reasonably wide rainfall covering astatine slightest 50% of the upwind stations.
The RMC has forecast that airy to mean rainfall is apt to proceed successful immoderate areas of Chennai connected Wednesday.
