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News18•18-10-2026, 07:00
Heavy rain likely in 17 districts including Chennai today
  • •An atmospheric circulation is prevailing over the northern parts of Tamil Nadu and adjoining southern coastal Andhra Pradesh.
  • •Heavy rain is likely to occur today in 17 districts including Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Nilgiris, and Coimbatore.
  • •Moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at many other places across Tamil Nadu today.

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An atmospheric circulation is currently prevailing over the northern parts of Tamil Nadu and the adjoining southern coastal Andhra Pradesh regions.

Heavy rain is likely to occur today in 17 districts, including Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Salem, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Trichy, Perambalur, Tiruvannamalai, and Erode.

Heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Thoothukudi, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, and Perambalur, alongside thunder and lightning in Trichy, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, and Tirunelveli.