Chennai: The Regional Metrological Centre has forecast rains in a few places in the state and Puducherry, while light rain will occur in most of the Chennai and suburbs.
According to weathermen, heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on September 4 and while the sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy. While, light rain is likely to occur in some areas. Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 34 and 27 degree Celsius.
There was an fairly widespread rain in Chennai with few areas getting moderate to heavy spells of rains during the early hours of Thursday and it was one active day of Veppa Salanam (convections), said a weatherman at RMC.
Rains also occurred in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts in the early hours of Friday, while the IMD observatory at Cuddalore has recorded nearly eight cms till 5.30 in the morning.
“The mid level instability will continue to persist on Saturday also, though the cloudy skies during the day time. Nevertheless interior areas are likely to see thunderstorms develop later in the evening,” said another official.
A city-based weather blogger said that the rains in Chennai picked up late in the night though thunderstorms intensified just off the coast. “When it was looking like it was end of the spell of rains in Chennai, fresh convection after midnight provided for some light to moderate rains across the city which is continuing.” The early part of the day is likely to see on and off spells of rains in Chennai to continue for next two days, he added.
Nungambakkam and Airport Observatories recorded 32.0 and 33.1 degree Celsius on Friday.
