The city finally woke up to the smell of wet earth and the familiar monsoon patter on Wednesday morning. According to the weatherman, showers are likely to continue till Friday.
S B Thampi, deputy director general of meteorology, regional meteorological centre, Chennai has mentioned, �The rain is likely to continue till December 12, following which there will be a lull. We can�t say for sure if this will be the last spell of rain this monsoon as forecast is only done for the following five days,�
The MET department has forecasted intermittent rain in some areas. Rain can be expected on Thursday and the maximum temperature may inch up to 29�C while the minimum will remain the same.
The Met office and weather experts said the monsoon would begin to withdraw by mid-December.