Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for four districts of Tamil Nadu, warning of very heavy rainfall over the next two days as a deep low-pressure system continues to influence weather patterns over the region. According to the IMD, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, and Kancheepuram are expected to receive intense rainfall on Saturday and the day after, with the possibility of waterlogging, traffic disruptions, and localised flooding, espe…
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Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai (RMC), said that the well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression and is moving west-northwestwards at a speed of approximately 18 kmph. The RMC said the system is likely to intensify into a deep depression within the next 15 hours, increasing the chances of widespread rainfall and rough sea conditions along parts of the Tamil Nadu coast.Due to the influence of the system, a yell…
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued a weather alert forecasting widespread rainfall and strong winds across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal over the next few days, following the formation of a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal and the equatorial Indian Ocean.In a press release, the weather office said an atmospheric circulation prevailing over the central Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal led to the formation of a low-pressure area around 5.30 p.m…
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Heavy rainfall is likely to lash several districts of Tamil Nadu on January 9 and 10, particularly across the delta and northern coastal regions, following the formation of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.In an official weather bulletin, the IMD said that an atmospheric circulation prevailing over the central parts of the southern Bay of Bengal has intensified into a low-pressure area. The system is expec…
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rainfall across several parts of Tamil Nadu over the next five days, under the influence of prevailing low-pressure systems over the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.The department stated that these weather systems are expected to trigger intermittent rainfall, particularly along the coastal belt, while interior regions may continue to experience largely dry conditions.According to the IMD’s latest bulletin, moderate…
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast rainfall in parts of Tamil Nadu from Sunday to January 9, even as the State continues to recover from a series of weather-related disruptions witnessed in recent weeks.According to officials of the India Meteorological Department, scattered rainfall was recorded across a few locations in Tamil Nadu and the Karaikal region over the past 24 hours.Data collected up to 8.30 a.m. showed that Nalumukku in Tirunelveli district …
Amaravati, Jan 2 (IANS) YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MP Maddila Gurumoorthy, on Friday, urged the Union government to ensure the safe release of nine fishermen who were detained by the Bangladesh Coast Guard. In a letter to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the MP said that nine fishermen from Andhra Pradesh were apprehended by the Bangladesh Coast Guard in the mid sea of Bay of Bengal on October 21, 2025 while they were operating a mechanised fishing vessel.The fishermen hail from Vizianaga…
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu is expected to continue experiencing light to moderate rainfall at isolated locations over the next few days, with the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, forecasting showers across several parts of the state until January 3.According to the weather department, southern districts are likely to receive relatively higher rainfall activity during this period, driven by moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal. In its latest bulletin, the RMC said that di…
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) The northeast monsoon, a crucial rain-bearing system for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, has ended on a subdued note this year, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirming an overall rainfall deficit across the region.According to official data, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry together received 42.8 cm of rainfall during the October-December period, falling short of the normal average of 44.2 cm — a deficit of about 3 per cent. This comes despite early seasonal forecas…
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall at isolated places across the Western Ghats and parts of southern Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, owing to the influence of multiple atmospheric systems prevailing over the region. According to the weather bulletin, an atmospheric circulation is currently active over the southeast Arabian Sea off the Kerala coast. Another similar system is present over the southeast Bay of Bengal, while a third circul…