Coastal areas in T.N. likely to get rains from Tuesday

A low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to become more marked and move west-northwestwards towards Tamil Nadu coast in the next two days, bringing rain from Tuesday. The LPA is likely to form under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation over the south Andaman Sea and adjoining areas lay over south Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal.

The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, on Sunday forecast light to moderate rain at many places over coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal, with thunderstorm and lighting at one or two places on Tuesday. Heavy to very heavy rain is likely at isolated places over Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts and Karaikal area. Heavy rain is likely at isolated places in Chengalpattu, Villuppuram, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, and Pudukkottai districts and Puducherry.

On Wednesday, light to moderate rain is likely across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal. areas with thunderstorm and lighting at one or two places. Heavy to very heavy rain is likely at isolated places in Cuddalore and Villuppuram districts and Puducherry. heavy rain is likely at isolated places in Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, and Tiruvarur districts.