The sky will be cloudy and the city is likely to receive light rains on Sunday. Several other coastal districts and Puducherry will also receive widespread rains during the day.
A trough of low pressure, which now lies over equatorial Indian ocean and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal, is expected to bring scattered rain to interior parts of the State.
Officials of the Meteorological Department said a few places in Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram, Thiruvarur and Karaikal might receive heavy rainfall on Sunday. Strong winds with a speed reaching upto 55 km per hour are likely off the Tamil Nadu coast.
S. Stella, Director of Regional Meteorological Department, said: “We have issued a warning that fishermen must be cautious while venturing into the sea. Chennai might receive light showers, particularly during early morning, on Sunday. However, there may be a decrease in rainfall across the State for three days from Monday.”
The weather system has helped day temperature remain close to normal at 29.9 degree Celsius in Nungambakkam and 30.4 degree Celsius in Meenambakkam. However, the nights will continue to be warm for two more daysin the city.
“After a brief dry weather, we expect an increase in rainfall on January 25 and January 26, particularly in coastal parts of the State and Puducherry. One or two places may get heavy rains too,” Ms. Stella said.
Considerable amount of rainfall was recorded on Saturday in several places such as Sirkali in Nagapattinam district (11 cm), Puducherry (8 cm) and Anaikaranchatram in Nagapattinam district (6 cm).
