Chennaites get ready for hotter days
Posted on: 12/Apr/2014 11:38:47 AM
Chennaites have to brace themselves for hot weather over the coming days.The meteorological department has predicted a rise in daytime temperatures in Chennai and the suburbs till Saturday.The cloud cover that extended over the city and its peripheral areas over the past two days helped control soaring temperatures.
Officials of the meteorological department said thundershowers in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and some parts of Tamil Nadu, close to the Western Ghats, had impacted the clouding over the city.
“We are tracking cloud development, formed 150 km away from the city, near Tiruttani. Chennai may see thunderstorms if the clouds move towards the city. This is usual activity that follows a period of intense heat,” said an official.
On Thursday, the weather observatories in Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam recorded 35.5 degrees Celsius and 36.1 degrees Celsius, one degree above the normal temperature.
