Tamil Nadu may see hot, humid weather with heavy rainfall in next five days
IMD predicted isolated heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on May 8 and 9. Scattered light to moderate rainfall is likely to hit the southern state in the next 5 days.
Hot and humid weather is likely in Tamil Nadu on May 7 and 8. ALSO READ: Heatwave forecast in 5 states today, showers in 7; Check weather update in your region ahead of third phase of LS polls The IMD forecast said, "Isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm & lightning & gusty winds (30-40 kmph) very likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Rayalaseema, Telangana and Karnataka during next 5 days." However, some parts of the southern state will witness a heatwave on Tuesday, May 7.
"Heatwave conditions are possible over parts of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, interior Karnataka, and west Rajasthan," Skymet Weather reported. Meanwhile, the IMD forecast read on Tuesday, "Heat wave conditions are likely to prevail at isolated pockets over Interior Tamil Nadu" on May 7.
ALSO READ: Weather updates: Heatwave reigns; IMD predicts rainfall in THESE states from May 5 to 9 Predicting the weather for May 7 and May 8, the IMD said that due to humid air and high temperatures, hot and discomfort weather is very likely to prevail at isolated pockets over the rest of the Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area. For the next five days, till May 11, the temperature in Tamil Nadu is likely to be 41-43 degrees Celsius at a few pockets over the plains of the North Interior districts, 49-40 degrees Celsius over the plains of the rest of Tamil Nadu and 36-38 degrees Celsius over coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the IMD said.
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