Chennai: Several parts of Tamil Nadu, including the Cauvery delta districts, are expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall during the next five days.
Met office sources said due to convective activity, thunderstorms with extremely heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Thoothukudi and Delta districts of Tamil Nadu.
Thunderstorm with heavy to very heavy rain is also likely to occur at a few places over Kanyakumari, which has been experiencing heavy rains during the last few days, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai and Virudhunagar districts of Tamilnadu.
Thunderstorm with heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur and Perambalur districts, while moderate rain is likely to occur at most places over rest Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.
Extremely heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Thoothukudi and Delta districts of Tamilnadu.
The met office said heavy to very heavy rain is also likely to occur at a few places overKanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai and Virudhunagar districts.
Heavy rain is also likely to occur at isolated places over Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur and Perambalur districts.
Tomorrow, heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar and Madurai districts. Heavy rain is also likely to occur at isolated places over Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Theni, Dindigul, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur and delta districts of the Sate.
The forecast for Chennai city is the sky condition is likely to be partly cloudy. Thunderstorm with light/moderate rain is likely to occur in some areas.
Squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-k0 Kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely to prevail over the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu coast and Comorin area.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into these sea areas. Manamelkudi in Pudukkottai district received a maximum of 19 cm of rain during the last24 hrs ending at 0830 hrs today. It was followed by Sivaganga, Pulipatti (12 cm each), Vathalai Anaicut, Ponnamaravathi, Natham (11 cm each), Bhavani, Kodumudi, Kamatchipuram Erode, Perambalur (10 each), Pudukottai, Tiruchengode, Alangudi, Perambalur (9 cm each),Arimalam, Avudayarkoil, Thogamalai, Dindigul, Mimisal, Perungalur (8 each).
