Chennai continue to receive heavy rain that has caused the closure of schools and issuance of further tidal warnings. South Asia forecast more showers up to at least November 15 due to low pressure over the Bay of Bengal: IMD. Chennai city and neighboring districts involving Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur may experience up to 12 cm rainfall Inland Tamilnadu and the coasts of the same region have been put on high alert with 17 districts likely to receive heavy rains before mid November. There is a yellow alert as wet thundershowers, heavy showers and cloudy weather is expected in the next forty-eight hours. The climate in Chennai is expected to vary between 77°F and 91°F.
Chennai since October has 1% rainfall surplus with the total rainfall of 43 cm. This they say is expected to result in intense rainfall which is going to present some complications to the already flooded city. Puducherry, Karaikal, and districts from Tiruvallur to Ramanathapuram are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall; between 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm and maximum wind speeds of up to 55 km per hour.
While Chennai and other areas of the south brace for more rain and floods, north Indian cities are grappling with worsening pollution levels in the air. These regions have moved to “very poor” AQI due to coolness in most regions and continuos stubble burning in neighbouring areas. Situation during the rainy season: rainfall in southern region of India; pollution problems in the northern region of India.
