Chennai: The Meteorological Department has forecast showers on the 15th and 16th in the south-eastern coastal and adjoining districts. Chennai Meteorological Center Director Senthamarai Kannan said: Mostly today and tomorrow, dry weather will prevail in Tamil Nadu and Puthuvai and Karaikal areas due to the prevailing atmospheric circulation over the southeastern Bay of Bengal and the adjacent southwestern Bay of Bengal and the equatorial Indian Ocean. On the 15th, light or moderate rain is likely in one or two places in the coastal districts of South Tamil Nadu.
On the 16th, light to moderate rain is likely in the adjoining districts of the Western Ghats and in Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts. For Chennai, the sky will be partly cloudy for the next 48 hours (today and tomorrow). Light fog in the morning. The maximum temperature will be around 32 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be around 23 degrees Celsius, he said. During the period from March 1 to March 12 (yesterday), the rainfall will be 8.7 mm. However, it received less than 3.8 mm of rainfall during this period. This is minus 56 percent less than normal rainfall, according to the Meteorological Agency.