The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rains and thunderstorms in some parts of North Tamil Nadu and in Chennai and its suburbs.
Rains will continue in Chennai and its suburbs till Friday evening, the IMD said in a statement.
In the next 48 hours, the weather man has predicted thunderstorms with lightning and moderate rains over some areas of Chennai and its suburbs.
The rainfall, according to IMD, is due to a cyclonic circulation in the lower part of the upper atmosphere over Tamil Nadu.
P. Senthamaraikannan, Director, Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, IMD said that there will be rains for the next three to four days and this was mainly due to the cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal along the Andra Pradesh coast.
He said that the rains would be moderate in Chennai and suburbs and heavy rainfall is expected over some parts of North Tamil Nadu.