Chennai: No heavy rain for next two days, says IMD
Posted on: 13/Nov/2021 3:36:58 PM
After 5 successive details of rainfall, as per the meteorologists, Chennai Metro City can heave a sigh of relief as the weather � intense rain � will reduce and the rain would not be as severe in the coming 2/3 days! As per the meteorologists, the rain recorded last 5 days is 500% more than normal!
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has informed that there are prospects for light to moderate rain in the city for the next 2 days!
There may not be spells of heavy rains as experienced recently - at least till next week!
However, a low-pressure zone is forming over South Andaman today (Saturday, 13th November) which is likely to intensify into a deep depression zone.
S. Balachandran, DDG, IMD informed that Tamil Nadu registered 10 cm rainfall between 7th & 12th November against the normal 4 cm! This is 142% in excess, Chennai Metro City has recorded 45 cm as against an average of 8 cm, which is 491% surplus.
He said that in the next 2 days, Chennai Metro City and its suburbs will receive light to medium rain.
However, IMD has forecast heavy rains in the other parts of the state � including the neighbouring Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur and Chengalpattu today & tomorrow.
The developing low-pressure zone over south Andaman may intensify and prevail over the east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal and will drift towards the northwest.
However, Chennai can relax a bit now for the next few days.
The private weather forecaster Skynet Weather also confirmed the same �it may approach Andhra Pradesh. Tamil Nadu is likely to be spared from this cyclone�s fury.
