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Heavy Rain Alert: 9 Tamil Nadu Districts to Witness Downpour Today, Meteorological Dept Warns!
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News18•01-10-2026, 13:54
Heavy Rain Alert: 9 Tamil Nadu Districts to Witness Downpour Today, Meteorological Dept Warns!
- •Atmospheric circulation and trough activity to bring rain across Tamil Nadu.
- •Heavy rain predicted today in Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Dindigul, Theni, Madurai, Tenkasi, and Tirunelveli districts.
- •Moderate rain expected in Tiruchirappalli, Namakkal, Salem, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, and Kanyakumari districts.
- •Moderate rain likely in Western Ghats districts and South Tamil Nadu over the next few days.
- •Chennai to experience partly cloudy skies with a chance of light rain in the evening/night; temperatures around 35-36° Celsius.
Key Questions Answered
Heavy rain is predicted at isolated places in Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Dindigul, Theni, Madurai, Tenkasi, and Tirunelveli districts.
An atmospheric circulation prevails over north coastal Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas up to 1.5 km altitude, along with a trough extending from North Interior Karnataka to the Gulf of Mannar.
The sky in Chennai will be partly cloudy with a chance of light rain in some parts during the evening or night, while maximum temperatures will range around 35-36° Celsius and minimum temperatures around 26-27° Celsius.
