More fresh rain is in store for South India, especially Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, for the next five days. These places are likely to witness the brunt of heavy rains and thunderstorms. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday predicted heavy to very heavy rain in parts of Tamil Nadu over the next few days due to formation of low pressure over Bay of Bengal.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into southeast Bay of Bengal during November 9-10 and southwest Bay of Bengal during November 10-12.
“A cyclonic circulation lies over Southeast Bay of Bengal & adjoining equatorial Indian Ocean off Sumatra Coast. Under its influence a low pressure area is likely to form over Southeast Bay of Bengal around 9th. It is likely to become more marked and move west northwestwards towards north Tami Nadu coast during the subsequent 48 hours,” the IMD said in its forecast on Saturday.
The IMD said that due to this low pressure, increase in rainfall activity with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rain at isolated places likely over north coastal Tamil Nadu and heavy to very
heavy rainfall at a few places over south coastal Andhra Pradesh during 11th-12th November .
“Fisherman are advised not to venture into southeast Bay of Bengal during 09th-10th and over southwest Bay of Bengal and along & off Tamilnadu and adjoining Andhra Pradesh coast during 10th-12th November, 2021,” it said.