Chennai may experience thundershowers till Wednesday.
The northeast monsoon this year may be below normal in the southern parts of Tamil Nadu. However, western and northern parts of the State are likely to have normal rainfall, according to the Meteorological Department.
This was part of the climate outlook for the season (October-December) in South Asia, which was released during the 17th session of the the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum held online on Monday. The outlook was jointly prepared by experts of the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in nine countries and several regional and global experts from organisations, such as the World Meteorological Organisation.
Citing the outlook, S. Balachandran, Deputy Director General of Meteorology, Chennai, said the southern region below Cuddalore is likely to have below normal rainfall during the upcoming monsoon….