Temperature likely to cross 45 degrees Celsius in Tamil Nadu, warn weathermen
The Meteorological Department on Friday has issued yellow warning predicting heat wave conditions over a few places.
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CHENNAI: The temperature that is already soaring above normal level across the State for the past two months is likely to spike further in many places in the next few days in north interior Tamil Nadu.
The Meteorological Department issued a yellow warning predicting heatwave conditions over a few places. Making matters worse, it is likely that the maximum temperature may even cross 45 degrees Celsius in the first week of May in various parts of Tamil Nadu.
"Heatwave conditions are likely to prevail at isolated pockets over north interior Tamil Nadu. The maximum temperature is likely to reach above 45 degrees Celsius. However, the drastic surge in the mercury level is not abnormal. The state recorded 45 degree Celsius a decade ago," a senior RMC official told DT Next.
K Srikanth, an independent weather blogger, commented that according to ICON, the maximum apparent temperature on May 1 is expected to exceed 46 degrees Celsius across most parts of Tamil Nadu.
"Except for a small patch to the northwest of Chennai over Tiruvallur district, the maximum temperature is likely to be around 40 to 42 degrees Celsius in most interior places indicating how the high humidity closer to the coast makes it unbearable compared to the dry continental elsewhere in the country," he further added.
A trough/wind discontinuity from Marathwada and adjoining Maharashtra to north coastal Tamil Nadu now runs from Marathwada to north Tamil Nadu across Interior Karnataka and extends up to 1.5 km above mean sea level. Under its influence, the dry weather is likely to prevail in the state, and the maximum temperature is likely to be 3-5 degree Celsius above normal at a few pockets over the North Interior Tamil Nadu and it is likely to be 39-42 degree Celsius for the next few days.
Meanwhile, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, has predicted light rain over the Western Ghats districts, Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts of Tamil Nadu from April 30 to May 2 due to cyclonic circulation likely to prevail over the sea from next week.
