Chennai, May 31 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department has banned devotees from visiting the Velliangiri hills in Coimbatore district due to adverse weather conditions. With the southwest monsoon about to commence in a few days, the forest department has issued a directive for devotees not to climb the Velliangiri hills. Velliangiri hill trekking is […]
Weather department forecast rains in TN for next six days following Cyclone Ramel
Chennai, May 27 (BPNS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy rains with thunder and lightning in Tamil Nadu for the next six days. This is following the effect of Cyclone Ramel which touched ground yesterday. The weather department also predicted rains in Puducherry and Karaikal areas for the next six days. Cyclone ‘Remal’ […]
Yellow alert in four districts of Kerala, IMD predicts heavy rain in state till Wednesday
Thiruvananthapuram, May 26 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced a yellow alert in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts of Kerala on Sunday. The weather department in its forecast also said that thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds reaching speeds of 30-40 kmph are likely to occur in one or two places of Kerala […]
Summer heat in TN to fall in next few days ,Meteorological department
Chennai,April 11(BPNS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai have forecasted a slight drop in temperature in the next few days in Tamil Nadu. In a statement on Thursday, the RMC said that the maximum temperature will be decreased by 2to 3 degree celsius in the next few days in Southern districts of Tamil Nadu and […]
Heavy rains expected in TN after Nov 16
Chennai, Nov 14 (BPNS) Even as rains have taken a back seat following the Low-Pressure Area (LPA) moving into the Arabian sea across the Kerala coast, another Low Pressure developed in the Bay of Bengal would lead to heavy rains in Tamil Nadu from November 16. Weathermen have predicted that Chennai and adjoining areas will […]
IMD predicts moderate rainfall in several parts of TN
Chennai, Nov 9 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate rains in many districts of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Thunderstorms and lighting are also predicted across many districts of the state. Rains are expected in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Nagapattinam, Myladuthurai and Ramanathapuram districts on Wednesday. The statement was […]
IMD warns of heavy rains in Chennai, adjoining districts till November 2
Chennai, Oct 31 (BPNS) The Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rains in Chennai and adjoining districts like Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, and Chengalapattu till November 2. After the Northeast monsoon hit Tamil Nadu on October 29th, several areas of the state has been witnessing rains with heavy isolated rains followed by […]
Sea back to normalcy in Kozhikode after receding from shore for a day, Tsunami ruled out
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 30 (BPNS) After a day of receding from the Kozhikode shores, the Arabian Sea returned back to normalcy. People had come in large numbers to witness the phenomenon from in and around Kozhikode district. It was around 4 pm on Saturday that the sea suddenly withdrew with no waves coming up and the […]
Northeast monsoon sets in TN, IMD
Chennai, Oct 29 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in a statement on Saturday said that the Northeast monsoon has set in Tamil Nadu from Saturday. The IMD in the statement said, “ The Northeast monsoon rains commenced over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikkal and adjoining areas of south coastal Andhra Pradesh from today, the […]
Northeast monsoon to hit TN from Saturday, Oct 29
Chennai, Oct 27 (BPNS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has in a statement said that the Northeast monsoon will hit Tamil Nadu from October 29 onwards. The IMD said that the monsoon is likely to hit South peninsular India from Saturday onwards. This is due to the northeasterly winds in the lower troposphere levels over […]