Rain showers in southern part of India, IMD reports light rain

Rainfall occurred at many places over Kerala; at a few places over Tamilnadu and Lakshadweep area; at isolated places over south interior Karnataka. Dry weather prevailed over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Coastal and North interior Karnataka.

THE CHIEF AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL RECORDED IN CENTIMETRES ARE:

TAMIL NADU:

Chidambaram (Cuddalore Dist), Vanur (Villupuram Dist) 9 each, Anaikaranchatram(KolliDam (Nagapattinam Dist) 8, Pechiparai (Kanyakumari Dist),Sathyamangalam (Erode Dist), Papanasam (Tirunelveli Dist), Marakkanam (Villupuram Dist) 7 each, Tiruchendur (Toothukudi Dist), Thenkasi (Tirunelveli Dist) 6 each, Sirkali (Nagapattinam Dist), R.s.mangalam (Ramanathapuram Dist), Satankulam (Toothukudi Dist) 5 each, Manimutharu (Tirunelveli Dist), Shencottah (Tirunelveli Dist), Nagapattinam (Nagapattinam Dist), Bhoothapandy (Kanyakumari Dist), Sankarapuram (Villupuram Dist), Karaikal (Karaikal Dist), Cheranmahadevi (Tirunelveli Dist), Kadaladi (Ramanathapuram Dist), Srivaikuntam (Toothukudi Dist), Ayikudi (Tirunelveli Dist), Tondi (Ramanathapuram Dist) 3 each, Thuckalay (Kanyakumari Dist), Parangipettai (Cuddalore Dist), Mylam AWS (Villupuram Dist), Panchapatti (Karur Dist), Pondicherry (Puducherry Dist), Nanguneri (Tirunelveli Dist), Valangaiman (Tiruvarur Dist), Musiri (Trichy Dist), Paramakudi (Ramanathapuram Dist), K.m.koil (Cuddalore Dist), Vallam (Thanjavur Dist), Mayanur (Karur Dist), Kodavasal (Tiruvarur Dist), Kallakurichi (Villupuram Dist), Sethiathope (Cuddalore Dist), Nagercoil (Kanyakumari Dist), Mylaudy (Kanyakumari Dist), Ambasamudram (Tirunelveli Dist), Tindivanam (Villupuram Dist), Valparai pto (Coimbatore Dist) 2 each, Cuddalore (Cuddalore Dist), Aravakurichi (Karur Dist), Illayangudi (Sivaganga Dist), Periyar (Theni Dist), Vedaranyam (Nagapattinam Dist), Palayamkottai (Tirunelveli Dist), Kulithalai (Karur Dist), Mahabalipuram (Kancheepuram Dist), Neyveli AWS (Cuddalore Dist),Radhapuram (Tirunelveli Dist), Surangudi (Toothukudi Dist), Manapparai (Trichy Dist), Keeranur (Pudukkottai Dist), NeeDamangalam (Tiruvarur Dist), Kanyakumari (Kanyakumari Dist), Nannilam (Tiruvarur Dist), Panruti (Cuddalore Dist), Trp town (Trichy Dist), Aduthurai AWS (Thanjavur Dist), Cheyyur (Kancheepuram Dist), Kuzhithurai (Kanyakumari Dist), Trangambadi(or)tranqueb (Nagapattinam Dist), Thiruvidaimaruthur (Thanjavur Dist), Vilupuram (Villupuram Dist), Kumarapalayam (Namakkal Dist),Sankaridurg (Salem Dist), Bhavani (Erode Dist), Thiruthuraipoondi (Tiruvarur Dist) 1 each.

KERALA:

Kurudamannil (Pathanamthitta district) 5, Haripad (Alappuzha district) 4, Punalur (Kollam district), Nedumangad (Thiruvananthapuram district), Konni (Pathanamthitta district), Mancompu (Alappuzha district) 3 each, Kottayam, Kozha (Kottayam district), Aryankavu (Kollam district), Chengannur (Alappuzha district), Piravom (Ernakulam district) 2 each and Minicoy (Lakshadweep), Kochi AP (Ernakulam district), Neyyattinkara (Thiruvananthapuram district), Cherthala, Kayamkulam & Mavelikkara (all in Alappuzha district), Vaikom (Kottayam district), Myladumpara (Idukki district), Manjeri (Malappuram district) 1 each.

KARNATAKA: Malavalli (Mandya dt )1.

ANDHRA PRADESH: Nil.

TELANGANA: Nil.

DESCRIPTION OF TEMPERATURE HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED IN THE REGION:

Khammam and Nizamabad: 36c.

LOWEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED IN THE PLAINS OF THE REGION:

Adilabad: 16 C HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING:

Day 1 (22-10-2018): Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala.

Day 5 (26-10-2018): Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

THUNDERSTORM WARNING:

Day 1 (22-10-2018): Thunderstorm with associated lightning is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Kerala.

Day 2 (23-10-2018): Thunderstorm with associated lightning is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Kerala.

Day 3 (24-10-2018): Nil.

Day 4 (25-10-2018):

Nil Day 5 (26-10-2018): Nil

LOCAL FORECAST FOR CHENNAI CITY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD:

For the next 24 and 48 hrs:

The sky condition is likely to be partly cloudy. Light rain or thundershower is likely to occur in some areas. Maximum and Minimum temperatures are likely to be around 33 and 25 deg Celsius respectively.