Heavy Rains Predicted In Western Ghats Region Of Tamil Nadu

Heavy rains are expected in the Western Ghats region of Tamil Nadu from Saturday as the conditions have become favourable for further advancement of the southwest monsoon, weather office sources said.

Accordingly, heavy to very heavy rain with thunderstorm and lightning with gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph is likely to occur at isolated places over Nilgiris, Theni, Dindigul districts and Ghat areas of Coimbatore district.

The latest



weather forecast from the Regional Meteorological Centre on Saturday said that, in addition, heavy rain with thunderstorms is likely to occur over Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Tiruppur, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Kanyakumari districts and Ghat areas of Tenkasi and Tirunelveli districts. The report further said that high maximum temperatures, combined with high humidity, are likely to cause uncomfortable weather over the north coastal areas of Tamil Nadu.