Daily Weather Report
Daily Weather Report
DATE: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 (23 Asvina 1946) Time of issue: 1445 Hrs IST
DAILY WEATHER REPORT FOR TAMILNADU, PUDUCHERRY & KARAIKAL AREA
SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGICAL FEATURE:
Southwest monsoon has withdrawn from the entire country today, the 15th October 2024. Simultaneously,
the Northeast monsoon rainfall activity has commenced over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Coastal Andhra
Pradesh, Rayalaseema, South Interior Karnataka and Kerala today, in association with following features:
(a) A Well Marked Low Pressure Area lies over central part of south Bay of Bengal.
(b) Easterly & northeasterly winds set-in over southern peninsular India, south & adjoining central Bay of
Bengal and extends upto middle tropospheric levels,
(c) Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall occurred over Tamil Nadu – Puducherry, Coastal Andhra
Pradesh, Rayalaseema, South Interior Karnataka and Kerala with heavy to very heavy rain at isolated
places.
Yesterday’s low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal became a well marked low pressure area over
the central part of south Bay of Bengal at 0530 IST of today, the 15th October, 2024 and persisted over the
same region at 0830 IST of today. It is likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a
Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours. It is likely to continue to move west-
northwestwards towards north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts during
subsequent 24 hours.
Yesterday’s cyclonic circulation over westcentral Bay of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh coast extending upto
5.8 km above mean sea level tilting southwestwards with height persists.
Yesterday’s trough from centre of the Depression over westcentral Arabian Sea off Oman coast to Comorin area
across south Kerala between 3.1 km & 5.8 km above mean sea level has become less marked.
Summary of observations over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal recorded at 0830 hrs IST:
Northeast Monsoon has been vigorous over Tamilnadu.
Rainfall occurred at most places over Tamilnadu, over Puducherry & Karaikal area.
FORECAST & WARNINGS FOR TAMILNADU AND PUDUCHERRY FOR NEXT SEVEN DAYS
Light to moderate rain at most places with Thunderstorm and lightning at one or two
places is likely to occur over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area.
Heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy rain at one or two places is likely to
occur over Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Chennai districts.
Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tiruvannamalai,
Day 1 (15.10.2024)
Ranipet, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and
Vellore districts, Puducherry and Karaikal area.
Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Kallakurichi, Ariyalur,
Perambalur, Thanjavur, Tirupattur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem,
Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai districts.
Light to moderate rain at many places (at many places over North Tamilnadu and at a
Day 2 (16.10.2024) few places over South Tamilnadu) with Thunderstorm and lightning at one or two
places is likely to occur over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area.
Heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy rain at one or two places is likely to
occur over Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Chennai districts.
Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Ranipet,
Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam,
Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Cuddalore, Villupuram and Vellore districts, Puducherry and
Karaikal area.
Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tirupattur, Krishnagiri,
Dharmapuri, Salem, Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai districts.
Light to moderate rain at a few places (at many places over North Tamilnadu and at one
or two places over South Tamilnadu) with Thunderstorm and lightning at one or two
places is likely to occur over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area.
Day 3 (17.10.2024) Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tiruvallur, Ranipet,
Vellore, Tirupattur and Krishnagiri districts.
Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri,
Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram, Chennai and Chengalpattu districts.
Light to moderate rain at a few places with Thunderstorm and lightning at one or two
Day 4 (18.10.2024)
places is likely to occur over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area.
Light to moderate rain with Thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur at one or two
Day 5 (19.10.2024)
places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area.
Outlook for subsequent two days
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and
Day 6 (20.10.2024)
Karaikal area.
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and
Day 7 (21.10.2024)
Karaikal area.
P. SENTHAMARAI KANNAN
SCIENTIST ‘F’
For Deputy Director General of Meteorology,
Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai.
OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST OF DATE:15-10-2024 (23 Asvina 1946 SAKA)
Temperature Degrees Humidity
Rainfall
celsius percentage
Maximum Minimum At Millimeters Centimeters
Dep.
Past Dep. Past Dep. 0830 Past Departure Year's Weather
Stations from Seasons Annual
24 from 24 from Hrs 24 from total remarks
normal total from normal
Hrs normal Hrs normal IST Hrs normal from
oC oC oC oC 1-1-
% % mm 1-10-2024 mm cm
2024
Adiramapattinam 27.7 -4.9 23.2 -1.5 95 13 8.3 187.9 104.8 74 124 r*
Chennai 29.0 -3.9 23.8 -1.4 100 19 71.8 155.7 80.3 94 140 r
Chennai_AP 28.8 -4.1 23.2 -1.6 93 13 62.0 136.8 56.8 97 138 r*
Coimbatore_AP 27.8 -4.0 22.0 -0.2 95 12 22.7 134.0 82.9 48 59 r*
Coonoor 20.0 -1.5 14.6 0.3 94 10 12.1 146.0 12.0 128 159 r*
Cuddalore 27.3 -5.1 23.0 -1.7 100 16 42.0 149.0 72.6 78 134 r*
Dharmapuri 27.5 -3.4 22.0 -0.2 93 11 8.0 124.0 34.8 66 91 r*
Erode 30.6 -2.9 16.5 -5.7 93 23 10.6 174.8 -- 58 -- r*
Kanyakumari 31.8 1.1 25.1 0.6 78 -3 0.0 42.7 -3.7 63 75
KarurParamathi 30.0 -1.1 18.5 -4.7 96 13 15.8 177.6 119.6 67 59 r*
Karaikal 27.6 -4.7 23.8 -1.4 95 12 25.2 150.6 82.7 65 150 r*
Kodaikanal 15.1 -2.9 11.0 -0.3 100 14 13.2 217.2 106.7 122 158 r*
Madurai_City 29.2 -4.0 21.2 -2.3 83 5 22.4 215.2 -- 65 -- r*
Madurai_AP 28.8 -4.8 23.1 -0.9 93 17 2.7 123.6 56.0 46 85 r*
Nagapattinam 27.1 -5.4 23.5 -1.8 99 14 23.5 69.8 10.5 59 143 r*
Namakkal NA -- NA -- NA -- NA -- -- -- --
Palayamkottai 28.5 -5.3 25.0 0.2 86 7 3.0 22.0 -20.5 39 73 r*
Pamban 28.0 -4.6 22.9 -3.3 81 2 13.6 176.2 133.8 54 91 r*
Parangipettai 27.0 -- 24.5 -- 98 -- 43.8 127.7 57.6 59 139 r*
Puducherry 28.0 -4.6 24.4 -0.2 95 10 25.1 129.5 41.4 92 134 r*
Salem 29.3 -2.8 21.8 -1.0 88 5 9.2 260.9 158.6 103 102 r*
Thanjavur 28.0 -- 24.8 -- 92 -- 10.2 95.5 13.8 40 95 r*
Thirupattur 29.8 -1.3 23.8 1.7 88 4 15.6 164.0 88.3 84 95 r*
Tiruchirappalli_AP 29.1 -4.2 23.0 -1.7 93 13 19.3 258.5 200.6 76 87 r*
Tiruthani 27.6 -4.0 23.5 0.0 91 12 9.4 50.8 -20.3 84 101 r*
Tondi 27.5 -5.0 22.9 -2.0 98 19 46.0 193.2 128.9 78 88 r*
Thoothukudi 29.3 -3.2 23.1 -1.5 86 5 30.7 42.7 5.3 32 63 r*
Udagamandalam 18.9 -0.1 12.8 2.1 96 6 14.2 44.8 -35.6 97 116 r*
Valparai 23.0 -2.6 16.5 -0.5 90 -2 10.8 236.4 103.0 375 290 r*
Vellore 27.6 -4.8 23.9 0.8 95 11 10.4 120.6 50.8 86 103 r*
*Weather at 0830 hours IST. Other remarks refer to preceding 24 hours. NA-Not avble D-Duststorm l-Lightning d-drizzle m-
mist s-snow r-rain h-hail f-fog p-shower z-haze t-thunderstorm tr-rainfall not measurable. Tr-rainfall 0.01 to 0.49 cm AP-
Airport plus sign omitted when departures above normal.
HEAVY RAINFALL WARNINGS
DAY 1 (15.10.2024)
DAY 2 (16.10.2024)
DAY 3 (17.10.2024)
Legends:
Western Ghat districts Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Theni, Dindigul, Thenkasi, Virudhunagar
PDC Puducherry and Karaikal