As the upper air circulation and trough region continue, heavy rains are expected in more than a dozen districts around the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu from June 21.
The latest weather forecast issued by the Regional Meteorological Center on Saturday said that a major shift in weather patterns is expected from Sunday, paving the way for the onset of the southwest monsoon.
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Accordingly, heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over the Nilgiris, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Coimbatore, Theni, Dindigul, Kanyakumari and Ghat districts of Tirunelveli district.
The data also added that due to heavy rains, maximum temperatures are also expected to fall by four to five degrees Celsius in many rain-expected areas in Tamil Nadu.
Kalasabkkam in Tiruvannamalai district received maximum rainfall of nine centimeters in the last 24 hours and ended at 8.30 am on Saturday, followed by Kakkodi district in Ramanathapuram which recorded eight centimeters of rainfall during the same period.
Fishermen were warned to expect gusty winds of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour along the Tamil Nadu coast, the Gulf of Mannar and the neighboring Comorin district.
Meanwhile, Chennai and its suburbs are expected to get some respite from the heat, with light to moderate rain in the evening accompanied by thunder and lightning at isolated places.
