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NE Monsoon to commence in south peninsula in next 2 days

Chennai, Oct 13 (UNI) Conditions are becoming favourable for the onset of Northeast Monsoon over south peninsula in the next two days, the Met office said on Tuesday.
In a latest update, it said conditions are becoming favourable for further withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon from remaining parts of the country and simultaneous commencement of Northeast monsoon rains over south peninsula during the next 2 days.
Yesterday’s upper air cyclonic circulation over Gulf of Mannar and adjoining south Tamil Nadu coast now lies over southwest Bay of Bengal off south Sri Lanka coast and extends upto 3.1 km above mean sea level.
A trough in easterlies runs from the above cyclonic circulation over southwest Bay of Bengal off south Sri Lanka coast to central Bay of Bengal and extends upto 3.1 km above mean sea level tilting southwards with height. Yesterday’s upper air cyclonic circulation over south Andaman Sea and neighbourhood merged with the above trough, it said .
The forecast for the next seven days is heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places with thunderstorm and lightning at one or two places over the southern Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts. Moderate rain at isolated places with thunderstorm and lightning at one or two places is likely to occur over Northern, Cauvery delta and Western Ghat districts of Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Theni, Dindigul, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Perambalur, Ariyalur districts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area, tomorrow. Light to moderate rain at a few places with thunderstorm and lightning at one or two places
is likely to occur over rest Tamil Nadu.
On October 15, heavy rain at isolated places is likely to occur with thunderstorm and lightning with gusty wind with speed reaching
40-50 kmph at one or two places over Ghat areas of Tenkasi and Tirunelveli districts and Kanyakumari, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Pudukkottai and Nagapattinam districts. Moderate rain at many places with thunderstorm and lightning with gusty wind with speed reaching 40-50 kmph at one or two places
is likely to occur over rest Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area.
While heavy rain at isolated places with thunderstorm and lightning with gusty wind with speed reaching 40-50 kmph at one or two places is likely to occur over Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, Dindigul, Tiruchirappalli, Namakkal, Karur, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Salem, Erode, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tiruvannamalai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukkottai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts on October 16, heavy rain is likely to occur over Dindigul, Tiruchirappalli, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Vellore, Ranipet, Tiruvannamalai, Perambalur and Ariyalur districts, the next day.
Heavy rain at isolated places with thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur over Tiruvannamalai, Pudukkottai, Kallakurichi, Dindigul, Madurai, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Erode, Namakkal, Tiruchirappalli, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts , on October 18. The next day, heavy rain at isolated places with thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur over Dindigul, Tiruchirappalli, Karur, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Ranipet, Kancheepuram, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Erode, Tirupattur, Namakkal, Salem, Coimbatore, Nilgiris and Thanjavur districts.
The forecast for Chennai city and its neighbourhood is sky condition would be partly cloudy with light to moderate rain with thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur in some areas.
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