Heavy rain lashed in several parts of Nagapattinam district on Tuesday morning, following a forecast by the Regional Meteorological Centre, stating that moderate to heavy rainfall would occur across the delta and coastal districts of Tamil Nadu.
The IMD Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai issued a yellow alert for various districts in Tamil Nadu, including the capital, for the next three hours on Wednesday.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, on Sunday reported that the Northeast Monsoon remained vigorous over Tamil Nadu, bringing widespread rainfall across the state as Cyclone Ditwah continued to move northward parallel to the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast.
The bulletin warned of possible waterlogging and slippery stretches in some locations, and that traffic movement may also be affected by wet road conditions.
Ahead of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah's arrival, the IMD Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai issued a yellow alert for multiple districts in Tamil Nadu for the next three hours on Friday.
A Curtain Raiser event for the 11th India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025 was organised on Thursday by the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Guwahati.
The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, has issued a yellow nowcast warning for light to moderate rainfall in various districts of Tamil Nadu for the next three hours on Sunday.
Many districts of Tamil Nadu, including Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, and the Delta districts, are experiencing heavy rainfall, as the Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai has issued intense rainfall alerts for coastal areas.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has issued orange and yellow alerts for various parts of the State for the next four days, as weather systems over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea continue to feed moisture into the region.
The Deputy Director of the Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati, Dr Sanjay O'Neill Shaw, on Friday said that from June 1 to September 11, several states of the North Eastern region have received less rainfall this year compared to normal rainfall.
The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued a red alert of "heavy rain" for Doda district for the day, along with Rajouri, Reasi, Jammu, Udhampur, Ramban and Kishtwar districts.
Between August 16 and 20, the sea is expected to be rough, with wind speeds of 50-60km/h on the Konkan Coast. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea during this period, the weather department said.