Chennai: Heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, according to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today and tomorrow.
“Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning at isolated places over Coastal & South Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Kerala & Mahe and Lakshadweep,” it said.
According to the IMD, an active Western Disturbance lies as a middle and upper level cyclonic circulation over Central Pakistan and neighbourhood with its induced cyclonic circulation over southwest Rajasthan and neighbourhood at lower levels.
“After cessation of wet spell, fresh northerly-northwesterly winds likely to set in over Plains of northwest India causing cold wave to sever cold wave conditions at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana and north Rajasthan from 7 January 2021 onwards,” it added.