Great news!! Rains in many parts of TN - Huge relief from the scorching heat!!
There are many places in Tamil Nadu that are reeling under the scorching heat now and residents are finding it tough.
The sensational piece of news that has come out is that till 16th of April many parts of Tamil Nadu would receive rains. The reason for the rains would be due to a trough over south peninsular region extending till the south of TN. This would lead to a drop in the temperatures.
It is now brought out that many places that are under scorching heat would get some relief from the heat wave. Tirupattur on Monday recorded a high of 41.6 degrees Celsius. In Erode, the temperature has touched 40 degrees now. It is noteworthy that the temperatures in places like Karur, Vellore, Salem, Dharmapuri etc have come down below 40 degrees Celsius now.
In Chennai, Nungambakkam recorded 34.9 degrees and Meenambakkam recorded 36 degrees respectively. Fact is that many states in TN are yet to get summer showers.
According to the IMD it was clear that there would be rains till 16th April in southern TN plus in the adjoining coastal districts etc. On Saturday, there would be light to moderate rains in some isolated places of the northern districts.
As per the director, Area Cyclone Warning Centre, Mr. P. Senthamarai Kannan, north interior parts of TN might continue to experience higher than usual temperature. He spoke about how a trough might bring down the day temperatures for a few days. There would be less heat till April 16th due to moisture in the atmosphere and winds etc.
