The city is gearing up for another spell of rain that is expected to hit on Sunday. According to experts, it will start moderately but gain strength over the next six days.
Experts have said that there is a low pressure trough over the southwest Bay of Bengal, which is moving towards coastal Tamil Nadu in a northwest direction. This will result in heavy to very heavy rains for some places along the coast on Monday and Tuesday. Nagapattinam to Vellore will receive very heavy rains. In Chennai, Sunday may see light rains. Cloudy skies and the possibility of rains or thunderstorms are part of the forecast till Dec. 4.