Chennai: Today marked the first day of the peak summer season, known as Agni Natchathiram aka Kathiri. Several areas are in the grip of heat conditions.
According to weather experts, the temperature is set to go up in the coming days. Normally, the period between 4 and 28 May is considered to be peak summer season and is locally referred to as Agni Natchathiram or Kathri.
Places such as Tiruttani, Vellore, Tiruchi, Madurai and Karur are extremely hot. The dog days considered to be the peak summer season would end only by the end of this month.