Sharp showers lash several parts of Chennai following convective activity

Chennai that has been lacking rains for some weeks now skilled thunderstorms on Thursday night.

After a sunny day, the town’s skyscape was enveloped by darkish clouds round 4 p.m. and sudden thundershowers lashed several parts of the town and neighbouring districts. Sharp spell of rains had helped cool the town by night hours. 

Both the climate stations in Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam had recorded a day temperature of round 37 diploma Celsius. 

Other parts of the State have additionally been experiencing thunderstorms with lightning. During the previous 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Thursday, Kachirayapalayam in Kallakurichi district registered 10 cm, which is the day’s highest quantity of rainfall within the State. 

Thick rain clouds hovering over Chennai on May 20, 2021. Moderate to heavy rain was witnessed in parts of the town on Thursday.
 

Officials of the Meteorological Department cited convective activity that follows an intense interval of warmth in the course of the day as motive behind Thursday’s thunderstorms. 

The division had forecast {that a} climate system brewing over the north Andaman sea and eastcentral Bay of Bengal additionally influenced thunderstorms over the State. This low stress space prone to kind by Saturday would intensify and change into a cyclonic storm by May 24 and attain Odisha-West Bengal coast by May 26. 

According to the Meteorological division, districts alongside western ghats and inside areas could obtain remoted gentle to average rains until May 24. Coastal areas and Puducherry too are prone to get gentle rains until the weekend. 

Chennai too could expertise a partly cloudy sky and lightweight showers in some areas until Saturday.