Mild showers in some parts of city

Coimbatore: Residents of Coimbatore who were expecting summer spells to cool down the city were disappointed as the day passed with just mild drizzles on Wednesday.
Even those mild showers were received only in few parts of the city and were not widespread. Last year by this time, the city had received at least a couple of strong summer showers drenching the cityscape.This year, however, the city barely managed to get good rain. Two days back, parts of the city received mild showers and once again on Wednesday there were drizzles. “`It started drizzling around 12.45pm in Podanur and Ramanathapuram which lasted for about 10 minutes. But in Singanallur there was no rain,’’ a resident of Singanallur said.
Weathermen have forecast that several parts of Tamil Nadu including the western belt would receive moderate rainfall this week. But the summer spells have given the city a miss while some regions like Chennai and Madurai have received showers over the past few days.