Northeast monsoon to withdraw from Chennai in 3 days

Chennai: Rain activity is likely to reduce and cooler days may set in, as IMD said northeast monsoon is expected to withdraw over the next three days. An IMD bulletin said conditions are becoming favourable for the cessation of northeast monsoon rains over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe, and adjoining areas of coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and south interior Karnataka during this period.While the city may continue to experience misty mornings, night temperatures across the state are likely to dip slightly over the next two days. "On Wednesday, the city and the suburbs may experience mist or haze during the early morning hours. Temperatures may range between a maximum of around 30C and a minimum of 22-23C, with the sky remaining partly cloudy," the bulletin said.
After several cloudy days, sunshine returned on Tuesday, pushing daytime temperatures slightly above normal. Nungambakkam recorded a maximum of 29.8C, about 0.3C above normal, while Meenambakkam logged 31.4C, around 1.7C above normal. However, cloudy conditions before sunrise kept night temperatures elevated, with minimums of 24.5C and 23.8C at the two stations, 3.4C and 3.2C above normal, respectively.Since Jan 1, the city recorded 22.8mm of rainfall, about 64% above normal. This included 32mm at Nungambakkam, around 20.6mm in excess, and 8.9mm at Meenambakkam, a deficit of about 8.4mm. TN recorded 22.1mm during the period, nearly 197% above normal. "Today will be last day for rainfall in south and west TN. We will go into a break," said blogger Pradeep John.