CHENNAI REGIONAL FORECAST ISSUED AT

2030 HOURS IST (NIGHT) ON 25.04.2020

Rainfall Forecast / Warning for next 5 days Weather

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 outlook
(for
valid from2030 hrs valid from valid from 0830 hrs valid from 0830 hrs valid from 0830 hrs
subsequen
IST of 0830 hrs IST of IST of 27.04.2020 IST of 28.03.2020 IST of 29.04.2020
t 2 days)
26.04.2020
Met Sub- 25.04.2020 upto upto 0830 hrs IST of valid from
Division upto 0830 hrs IST of upto 0830 hrs IST of 0830 hrs
upto 0830 hrs 28.04.2020
0830 hrs IST of 29.04.2020 30.04.2020
IST of IST of
26.04.2020 27.04.2020 30.04.2020
to 0830
Forec Forec Warni Forec Forecas Forecas
Warning Warning Warning Warning hrs IST of
ast ast ng ast t t
02.05.2020
Heavy Heavy Heavy
Tamil rain is rain is rain is No
Nadu likely to likely to likely to signific
SCT ISOL NIL SCT SCT NIL FWS
& occur at occur at occur at ant
Puducherry change
isolated isolated isolated
places places places
Heavy Heavy Heavy Heavy
rain is rain is rain is rain is No
Kerala & likely to likely to likely to likely to signific
FWS FWS NIL FWS FWS FWS
Mahe occur at occur at occur at occur at ant
isolated isolated isolated isolated change

places places places places

No
Lakshadwe signific
SCT NIL SCT NIL SCT NIL SCT NIL SCT NIL
ep ant
change
No
Coastal signific
ISOL NIL ISOL NIL ISOL NIL ISOL NIL ISOL NIL
Karnataka ant
change
No
North
signific
interior DRY NIL DRY NIL DRY NIL ISOL NIL ISOL NIL
ant
Karnataka
change
Heavy
rain is No
South likely to signific
interior FWS SCT NIL ISOL NIL ISOL NIL ISOL NIL
occur at ant
Karnataka
change
isolated
places
No
Coastal
signific
Andhra ISOL NIL SCT NIL SCT NIL FWS NIL FWS NIL
ant
Pradesh
change

No
Rayalaseem signific
ISOL NIL ISOL NIL ISOL NIL SCT NIL SCT NIL
a ant
change
 Heavy Heavy
rain is rain is No
likely to likely to signific
Telangana SCT NIL SCT NIL SCT FWS SCT NIL
occur at occur at ant
change
isolated isolated
places places

Spatial rainfall distribution

% Stations reporting % Stations reporting

Category Category
Rainfall Rainfall
76-100 Widespread (WS/ most places) 26-50 Scattered (SCT/isolated places)
51-75 Fairly Widespread (FWS/ many places) 1 -25 Isolated (ISOL)
No Rain Dry

Rainfall intensity
Heavy rain 64.5 – 115.5 mm (7 – 11 cm)
Very heavy rain 115.6- 204.4 mm (12 - 20 cm)
Extremely heavy rain >204.4 mm (21 cm or more)
Legend:

Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore,

North Tamil Nadu (NTN) districts
South Tamil Nadu (STN) districts
Interior Tamil Nadu (ITN) districts
Villupuram, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam,
Pudukottai, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri,
Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Tiruppur,
Coimbatore, Erode, Karur, Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur,
Perambalur.
Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi,
Kanyakumari, Sivagangai, Virudhunagar, Theni,
Dindigul, Madurai.
Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem,
Namakkal, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Erode, Karur,
Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur, Perambalur Sivagangai,
Virudhunagar, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai.

North interior Tamil Nadu (NITN) Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem,
districts Namakkal, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Erode, Karur,
Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur, Perambalur.

South interior Tamil Nadu (SITN)

Sivagangai, Virudhunagar, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai.
districts

Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore,

Coastal Tamil Nadu (CTN) districts
North Coastal Tamil Nadu (NCTN)
districts
Villupuram, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam,
Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi,
Kanyakumari.
Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore,
Villupuram, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam,
Pudukottai.

South Coastal Tamil Nadu (SCTN) Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi,

districts Kanyakumari.

Delta districts Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam.

PDC Puducherry.