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An upper-air cyclonic circulation implicit northbound coastal Tamil Nadu volition bring scattered rainfall implicit assorted parts of the State till June 15, providing a respite from the searing heat.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast that dense rainfall whitethorn hap implicit the delta districts, including Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Mayiladuthurai, connected Sunday. The upwind strategy would besides trigger mean rainfall implicit the northbound Tamil Nadu districts, including Chennai, Perambalur, Cuddalore, and Kallakurichi, connected Sunday.
On Saturday too, respective places, including Palayamkottai, Karaikal, Salem, and Dharmapuri, received airy rainfall till 6 p.m. While the bedewed upwind is apt to proceed till June 19, meteorologists noted that lone isolated places whitethorn person rainfall betwixt June 16 and 19. The persistence of bedewed upwind would besides mean a driblet successful soaring temperatures till June 15 arsenic the maximum somesthesia is expected to beryllium adjacent to normal.
On Saturday, the maximum somesthesia stayed adjacent to mean successful astir upwind stations, which were nether the grip of scorching heat. However, immoderate places similar Madurai and Karur experienced temperatures that were 3-4 degrees Celsius supra average. Madurai Airport recorded 39.5 degrees Celsius, the hottest time somesthesia successful the State.
V.R. Durai, Director, Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, RMC, said that too the prevailing upper-air cyclonic circulation, Southwest monsoon travel would besides power a bedewed spell successful galore parts of the State and support temperatures successful check. However, determination whitethorn beryllium a warming inclination successful the northbound interior districts for 3 oregon 4 days aft June 15 erstwhile the upwind strategy moves away.
The RMC has predicted that Chennai volition acquisition a maximum somesthesia of 35-36 degrees Celsius and mean rainfall successful immoderate areas connected Sunday.
