[1]With the well-marked low pressure weakening in the Bay of Bengal, most places in the north coastal districts of Tamil Nadu would receive rainfall on Friday.
Weathermen have said that scattered rainfall is predicted for other districts.’
“We can expect isolated rainfall for the next one or two days. In certain areas, the rainfall would also be heavy,” said Area Cyclone Warning Centre director S.R. Ramanan.
Chennai, Cuddalore, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore and Villupuram districts are expected to get good rainfall on Friday. According to various weather models, the low pressure could turn into a depression after a few days and intensify over the east central Arabian Sea.
“At present, there is no significant weather system over Bay of Bengal. We will wait and see the development,” said Ramanan.
Meanwhile, the average rainfall received this season starting October 1 has entered the negative status with 1 per cent deficit status.
The state has so far registered 318.1 mm rainfall compared to normal of 321.1 mm this northeast monsoon season. For a 24-hour period ended 8.30 am on Thursday, Tamil Nadu recorded 1.5 mm of rainfall compared to the normal of 4.7 mm.
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