Chennai: Many parts of Chennai witnessed heavy spells of showers. Rains, which started last evening, continued till the wee hours of today, bringing cheer to the people of the metropolis.
Weather officials have said showers would continue in the city and other parts of Tamilnadu for the next two days. The IMD said that the skies over Chennai and its suburban areas will be cloudy for the next 48 hours.
N Puviarasan, Director, Area Cyclone Warning Centre, RMC, said, ‘Light rain with thunderstorms is likely in some areas.’
Thunderstorms and light rain will fall over isolated places in the city. The northeast monsoon, which is the source of rainfall for Tamilnadu, is expected to set in by mid-October.
The IMD has forecast moderate thunderstorm with lightning very likely at isolated places over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, south Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Kerala and Mahe, coastal Andhra Pradesh, coastal Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during the next 12 hours.
Dry weather very likely over most parts of the northwest India during next five days, it added .