North, interior T.N. to witness heatwave on polling day
Many places will have to brace for unrelenting heat till Monday, and in some places in north interior districts mercury level is expected to soar by nearly ve degree Celsius than usual
The Regional Meteorological Centre has raised an alert for heat wave conditions to prevail in north and interior Tamil Nadu on Friday when the State is set to go to polls.
While many places in the State will have to brace for unrelenting heat till Monday, some places in north interior districts are likely to come under the grip of relentless heat with the mercury level expected to soar by nearly ve degree Celsius than usual.
The maximum temperature is likely to peak above 40-degree mark in places such as Tiruvallur, Karur, Tiruchi, Vellore, Perambalur, Salem and Erode on Friday.
Residents may have to prepare for relentless heatwave, with temperatures expected to be above 40 degree Celsius till April 22.
Many places have already started sizzling with Vellore hitting 41.5 degree Celsius on Thursday.
Mercury level breached 40-degree mark in various places such as Tiruttani, Tiruchi, Madurai, Karur Paramathi, Salem, Erode and Dharmapuri.
With heatwave episode set to last for a few days, the IMD has also come up with an advisory to combat heat stress. The advisory has warned that people who have shifted from cooler weather to places with hot weather may be at risk.
S.Balachandran, Additional Director General of Meteorology, Chennai, said temperature level was expected to rise to abnormally high level in northern parts of the State for a few days.
However, the day temperature would drop gradually by two-three degree Celsius from April 21 when the cool, easterly winds would begin to penetrate land. Rains would also bring down mercury level in some places.
O cials of the Meteorological Department said the day temperature was likely to rise up to 38 degree Celsius in the rest of the State and Puducherry on Friday.
Chennai’s Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam recorded 37.3 degree Celsius and 38.7 degree Celsius on Thursday.
None of the weather stations got rainfall till Thursday evening. A trough running from Comorin area to Telangana across interior Tamil Nadu may trigger mild rains in isolated places over western ghats and adjoining districts on Saturday and shift to south Tamil Nadu and delta districts on April 21 and 22.