Chennai is on Yellow Alert with a chance of moderate rain or thunderstorms today, while four southern districts are under Orange Alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has issued an orange alert for four districts in south Tamil Nadu on Tuesday (March 11, 2025), predicting nheavy to very heavy rainfall. But, what it means for Chennai? According to the IMD forecast, Chennai is on ‘Yellow Alert’ today and is expected to have a partly cloudy skywith a possibility of moderate rain or thunderstorms today. From tomorrow, the city is likely to experience partly cloudy skies.
A cyclonic circulation over the Equatorial Indian Ocean and southwest Bay of Bengal is expected to trigger widespread rain across the State, particularly in the southern and delta districts. As the weather system moves closer, many areas will witness significant rainfall on Tuesday.Possibility of heavy rain: Sivaganga, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Tiruvarur, and four
other districts.
Rainfall to Continue on Wednesday Officials forecast that Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, and Thoothukudi may experience continued heavy rainfall on Wednesday (March 12, 2025). Chennai is also likely to receive light to moderate rain in some areas on Tuesday.
As per reports, day temperatures may dip after Tuesday (March 11) as the weather system over interior Tamil Nadu moves closer.https://www.timesnownews.com/chennai/chennai-rains-city-to-see-moderate-rain-and-thunderstorms-today-amid-cyclone-circulation-over-the-equatorial-indian-ocean-and-adjoining-southwest-bay-of-bengal-article-118867533/amp?utm_source=jionews&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=monetization