Cloudy skies and isolated thundershowers over TN likely
The axis of the monsoon trough has started shifting southward from the Himalayan foothills signalling a move to an active period over the core monsoon zone in the next few days. The trough runs from North Rajasthan to central Bay of Bengal. A UAC over North Coastal Andhra persists with a southward tilt. The trough and the embedded circulations are likely to cause heavy rainfall over parts of Bihar, Himalayan Bengal, Sikkim, NE states, UP, MP, Vidarbha, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Coastal AP, Telangana and Interior Karnataka. A weak off-shore trough from Konkan to Kerala coast is likely to cause heavy rain in isolated places over Konkan, Goa and Coastal Karnataka and light to moderate rains over Kerala.
Most parts of TN to witness Cloudy skies with below normal temperatures. Isolated light to moderate thundershowers likely over parts of interior and coastal TN. Moderate rain likely at isolated places over the ghat areas of South and West TN.
City outlook:
Chennai : Mostly cloudy sky with a chance of light rains. Maximum of 33 degrees and a minimum of 27 degrees.
Coimbatore : Cloudy skies with chances of light rain. High of 31 degrees and a low of 23 degrees.
Madurai : Mostly cloudy sky with a small chance of thundershowers in the afternoon/evening. Maximum of 35 degrees and a minimum of 27 degrees.
Tiruchi : Partly cloudy with a small chance of late evening thundershowers. Maximum of 34 degrees and a minimum of 27 degrees.
Vellore : Maximum of 31 degrees and a minimum of 24 degrees. Thundershowers likely in the afternoon/evening.
