A few parts of the State, particularly the coastal region, are likely to receive scattered rainfall until Monday. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) issued a yellow alert for a few northern districts on Sunday, indicating the possibility of heavy rainfall.
The unusual January weather system over Bay of Bengal was the reason behind the break in dry phase this month, prolonging Northeast Monsoon. Heavy rains are likely to lash isolated places in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, and Villupuram districts on Sunday.
The RMC had revised heavy rainfall warning on Saturday, and warning was withdrawn for a few districts like Tiruvallur and northern districts on Sunday, due to change in the weather system’s movement.
B. Amudha, Head (Additional in-charge), RMC, said the depression over southwest Bay of Bengal crossed the northeast Sri Lanka coast, close to Mullaittivu, between 3.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Saturday.
Wet weather to continue over Tamil Nadu till January 17; yellow alert issued
