Chennai: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has cautioned that rain, accompanied by strong winds, reaching up to 40-50 kmph, will hit some parts of Tamilnadu today.
The low pressure areas in the southwest Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean would influence the weather in this part of the country, according to reports quoting IMD.
This comes after unseasonal rain in different parts of north India a couple of days back, which claimed the lives of 50 people.
There has been summer rain in various parts of Tamilnadu and IMD states that this will continue for the next four days.
There has been rain in several parts of the State for the past two days, bringing down the scorching temperatures.
There was heavy downpour in Ooty at Emerald, Ithalar and Nanjanadu for two hours today as also in Kodaikanal, where the wind brought down five electric posts, disrupting traffic.
In Usilampatti area of Madurai district people were surprised by rain today after the Kallazhagar festival yesterday in the Vaigai river.
In Tirunelveli district, rain drenched Radhapuram, Vadakkankulam, and Pazhavur areas for more than an hour.
Valparai in Coimbatore district experienced downpour accompanied by lightning and thunder. Power supply was cut in Kumarapalayam and its surrounding areas in Namakkal district due to the heavy wind that accompanied the rainfall.