Weather system to bring significant rainfall in State till weekend
The Hindu
IMD maintains orange alert for southern, north coastal districts
With the rain-bearing weather system moving closer to the Tamil Nadu coast, the State is expected to get significant rainfall in several areas till the weekend. This follows the onset of the northeast monsoon earlier this week.
According to the Meteorological Department, the low-pressure area has moved westward and now lies over southwest Bay of Bengal off the Sri Lankan coast. It may continue to move further westwards towards the Tamil Nadu coast and influence fairly widespread rain till Sunday.
The Department has maintained its orange alert for southern Tamil Nadu and north coastal districts for Friday and for the delta districts and southern parts on Saturday and Sunday, as very heavy rain, up to an intensity of 24.4 cm, may strike in one or two places.
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