The northeast monsoon is here. The Regional Meteorological Centre announced that NE monsoon has set in over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Saturday.
IMD has declared the arrival of NE monsoon over the region with various atmospheric conditions as criteria. The factors include strong northeasterly winds over parts of the Bay of Bengal, the well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal and another cyclonic circulation over the Comorin area.
Initially, rainfall activity may be subdued. The State may largely experience light to moderate rains for five days. Though a pair of weather disturbances on either side of south peninsular India have been steadily gaining strength, they would not trigger heavy rain spell over the State immediately.
