CHENNAI: After taking break for a couple of days, thundershowers will be back in the city from September 1, says IMD. A forecast by IMD said that heavy rain would occur over north coastal areas on Wednesday and Thursday.
Southern suburbs of the city received good rain in the afternoon on Sunday and live weather updates of IMD recorded 7mm at Meenambakkam since morning on Sunday.
A Met department official said the rain was caused because of the convergence of wind. The changes in the wind pattern was causing a dry spell before a convergence of wind over the coast and it will trigger more rain after two days, the official added.
Forecast for Monday said there were chances of light to moderate rain but Tuesday is likely to remain dry. The forecast for Monday said, "The sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy. Thunderstorm with light to moderate rain is likely to occur in some areas."
The city has received 372.2mm rain since June 1, against the normal of 321.2mm, a surplus of 16%.
Private bloggers had posted that the city saw surplus rain in June, July and August and that the beginning of September looks promising as there is a forecast for heavy rain.
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