Overview
- The Regional Meteorological Centre issued an orange alert for Sunday for Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and the Karaikal area, warning of very heavy rain up to 12–20 cm.
- Rainfall is forecast to expand along the coast from Monday, with Chennai and neighbouring districts likely to see a spell of heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday.
- Tamil Nadu’s government urged district administrations to take precautionary steps as IMD bulletins flag heavy to very heavy rain over northeast, delta and coastal districts over the next four days.
- Fishermen were advised to stay off the sea with squally winds of 35–45 km/h and gusts to 55 km/h expected along the Tamil Nadu coast, Gulf of Mannar and adjoining Comorin area.
- The wet spell follows an upper-air cyclonic circulation evolving into a low-pressure area, with recent readings including 8 cm at Tiruchendur and 7 cm at Mandapam, and advisories warning of waterlogging, traffic disruption and isolated thunderstorms.