With Tamil Nadu expected to witness a wet week, schools in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts declared a holiday for schools early Tuesday (November 18, 2025) amid heavy rainfall.
Further, all schools and colleges in Puducherry and Karaikal are to be closed on Tuesday (November 18) due to heavy rain forecast in the Union Territory.
While rainfall of light to moderate intensity will continue over the State, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has sounded yellow alert for eight southern districts, including Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar, Tenkasi, and Theni districts on Tuesday (November 18).
Several parts of the Cauvery delta districts received light to moderate rainfall on Monday (November 18) with back-to-back weather systems over the Bay of Bengal set to end the dry spell, and revive the Northeast monsoon.
Rainfall activity is expected to shift to south Tamil Nadu by Tuesday (November 18). This comes after the prevailing low pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Sri Lanka initially triggered heavy rainfall along the coastal districts.
