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Northeast Monsoon Set to Strike: Tamil Nadu Issued Orange Alert
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News18•14-10-2026, 14:18
Northeast Monsoon Set to Strike: Tamil Nadu Issued Orange Alert
- •Favorable conditions are forming for the onset of the Northeast Monsoon over the southern parts of South India as the Southwest Monsoon withdraws.
- •Heavy to very heavy rain with thunderstorms is likely at isolated places in Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram, and Karaikal today.
- •The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rain tomorrow in Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, and Virudhunagar districts.
- •Chennai is expected to experience partly cloudy skies with moderate rain and thunderstorms in some areas over the next two days.
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An atmospheric circulation over central Kerala and the Comorin area, along with a trough extending across the Gulf of Mannar and southwest Bay of Bengal to the northwest Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast, is causing heavy to very heavy rains and thunderstorms in the region.
Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places in Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram, Karaikal, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Theni, and Virudhunagar districts during the forecasted period.
The sky in Chennai is expected to be partly cloudy with moderate rain and thunderstorms likely in some areas, while maximum temperatures will range around 33-34°C and minimum temperatures around 25-26°C.
