Thunderstorms may continue over western ghats, northwest districts

The Meteorological Department has forecast that thunderstorms are more likely to continue over Western Ghats districts and northwest elements of the State until Saturday.

A north-south trough operating as much as inside Tamil Nadu throughout Vidarbha between 0.9 km and 1.5 km above imply sea stage triggered thunderstorm exercise over elements of the State.

During the previous 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday, Pechiparai, Perunchani dam and Puthan dam in Kanniyakumari district obtained 7 cm of rain, the best quantity in a single day.

Officials of the Meteorological Department mentioned there can be scattered rain on Wednesday in numerous districts, together with Salem, Tiruchi, Erode, Madurai and Krishnagiri. One or two locations within the Western Ghats districts have an opportunity of thunderstorms with heavy rain, owing to the wind instabilities.

However, thunderstorms may cowl a lesser space from April 22 and can be restricted to the Western Ghats districts. Dry climate may prevail over different elements of the State and Puducherry, and residents may really feel sultry climate as humidity ranges may be round 50%-80%.

Hot climate

Day temperatures had breached 40 levels in some districts, together with Kancheepuram, Vellore and Tiruvannamalai, on Monday.

On Tuesday, southerly and south-easterly winds that prevailed throughout probably the most a part of the day helped in bringing down the hovering day temperature. Tiruchi and Vellore recorded the best day temperature of 39 diploma Celsius.

The climate stations in Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam registered 35.5 diploma Celsius and 37.4 diploma Celsius. Residents may have felt uncomfortable climate because the humidity stage was at 79%.

Officials famous that thunderstorms would happen as a consequence of convective exercise, which was seasonal.

The change in wind sample and dry climate additionally influenced peaking temperature.