Chennai records 101 mm rain in 24 hours, showers to reduce now
Posted on: 27/Nov/2017 2:38:29 PM
Chennai rains which were on the backseat for a long time. So much so that the city had been witnessing either dry weather conditions or very light rains. The city had not witnessed any heavy rainfall since November 13.
However, rain gods did make an appearance over the city with a bang and lashed the city of Chennai with heavy rainfall during the last 24 hours. So much so that three-digit rains were witnessed over Chennai during the same period.
In a span of 24 hours from 8:30 am on Sunday, Minambakkam observatory witnessed a whopping 101 mm of rainfall. Meanwhile, heavy rains to the tune of 64 mm were also seen over the Nungambakkam observatory.
These rains have been attributed to the low-pressure area which is persisting over the Bay of Bengal. The low-pressure area was persisting over Southeast Sri Lanka coast which is far away from Chennai. Intense spells of rains which occurred during the night time were attributed to the convective cloud build up.
Rains were light until the evening hours and heavy showers only occurred during the late-night period.
Now, the weather system is expected to move in a westward direction due to which significant decrease in rains is likely. However, as the easterly winds are still strong over Tamil Nadu coast, chances of short spells which will last for one or two hours cannot be ruled out over Chennai. However, heavy rains are ruled out over Chennai for at least the next few days and only light to moderate showers will be seen.
Courtesy: skymetweather.com
