People of various parts of Tamil Nadu, grappling with scorching temperature and torrid heat wave, may heave a sigh of relief. A spell of light to moderate rain is set to cool the sizzling parts of the State and heavy rain may lash isolated pockets of the Western Ghats and north interior districts till Saturday.
The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, has said the temperature may drop by two degrees Celsius in the State and Puducherry till Sunday. Heatwave conditions in the State may abate from Thursday. A cyclonic circulation over Tamil Nadu will put an end to the prolonged dry weather and heatwave that swept many parts of the State since April.
On Wednesday, several weather stations, which were recording sweltering heat, saw a marginal dip in temperature. The day temperature stayed above 40 degrees Celsius only in Erode, Madurai, and Karur. Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam in Chennai recorded slightly below normal temperatures of 35.4 degrees Celsius and 37.1 degrees Celsius respectively.
