Chennai may get rain followed by drop in temperature

CHENNAI: Some parts of the suburbs received short spells of rain while the city experienced an overcast weather on Monday.
Weathermen said the city and the suburbs have chances of getting light rain at least for the next two days while coastal areas have a possibility of receiving light to moderate spells at least for the next four days.
By the end of the month, however, humidity may drop, and winter-like conditions may return with coastal areas like Chennai also likely to experience temperatures a degree or two below normal at night.
For the next 48 hours, IMD has forecast light rain over some areas in the city and the suburbs while the skies may be generally cloudy. Maximum and minimum temperatures may be around 29°C and 24°C.
“This is because a feeble trough, which is an elongated region of relatively low pressure, is extending from Orissa to south coastal Andhra Pradesh. So, there may be some patchy rainfall,” a meteorologist said.
According to IMD’s five-day forecast for the state, light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places over coastal Tamil Nadu till January 28 while the rain may spread to some adjoining districts, Ariyalur and Trichy starting from January 26.
On Monday Meenambakkam station recorded 17.8mm till 8.30am and some traces of rainfall till 5.30pm while Nungambakkam remained cloudy and dry. Maximum temperatures dropped to 29.7°C and 29.1°C in Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam, which were 0.2C and 1°C below normal while minimums rose to 24.2°C and 21.1°C in both the stations, which were 3.2°C and 0.3°C above normal.
But by the end of the month, the weather conditions may change, and temperatures may begin dropping. “The cold northerly winds are touching up to Telangana where temperatures have already dropped five to six degrees below normal. It was delayed in Tamil Nadu due to the cloud formation. By the end of the month, we can expect minimum temperatures to drop in Tamil Nadu including coastal areas,” said Mahesh Palawat, chief meteorologist, Skymet Weather.
Blogger Pradeep John in his tweet said coastal areas might also experience foggy conditions due to warm dry winds moving over cold land areas in the mornings.