South, western ghats dists may get rains from May 1-5
CHENNAI: While the meteorological department issued a yellow alert for various parts of Tamil Nadu, the maximum temperature was likely to soar above 45 degrees Celsius. However, the Western Ghats districts will get respite from the heat as light to moderate showers are predicted till May 5.
A cyclonic circulation prevails over south Tamil Nadu and its neighbourhood at 0.9 km above mean sea level. Under its influence, light to moderate rain along with thunderstorm activity is likely to occur over western ghats – The Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Theni, Dindigul, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, and a few other places in south Tamil Nadu from May 1 to May 5.
“The convectional rainfall is expected to bring down the maximum temperature level in these places for the next few days. However, the rest of the State especially coastal and north interior districts are likely to witness soaring temperatures as the heat wave predicted and a yellow warning issued for the next two days,” said a senior RMC official.
RMC has issued a yellow alert till Friday, as the heat wave conditions are likely to prevail at isolated pockets over north interior Tamil Nadu. The maximum temperature will increase by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius than usual in northern parts and is expected to record above 45 degrees Celsius in various parts of Tamil Nadu for the next few days.
The official mentioned that due to humid air and high temperatures, hot and sultry weather is very likely to prevail in isolated pockets over the rest of Tamil Nadu.
“In the last 24 hours, there was no large change as the maximum temperatures over Tamil Nadu were generally above normal to appreciably above normal. It was 2 to 4 degrees Celsius more in many pockets in the plains of interior Tamil Nadu. They were normal to above normal by 1 to 3 degrees Celsius over the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu,” added the official.