Tamil Nadu Weather: 6 Dists To Get Heavy Rains Today, Light Showers Expected In Chennai

Published: Friday, September 26, 2025, 15:27 [IST]

The Regional Meteorological Centre has predicted heavy rains for six districts in Tamil Nadu on Friday.

Kanyakumari, Theni, Tenkasi and Nilgiris districts & Ghat areas of Tirunelveli and Coimbatore districts are expected to get heavy rains today. Several stations, particularly in the southern districts, recorded extremely heavy rainfall on Thursday:

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The Regional Meteorological Centre forecasts heavy rains on Friday for Kanyakumari, Theni, Tenkasi, Nilgiris, and Ghat areas of Tirunelveli and Coimbatore districts; a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a depression and cross the South Odisha-North Andhra Pradesh coasts on September 27th.

Tamil Nadu Weather 6 Dists To Get Heavy Rains Today Light Showers Expected In Chennai

Station	District	Rainfall (cms)
Thirparappu	Kanyakumari	18
Oothu	Tirunelveli	18
Pechiparai AWS	Kanyakumari	17
Sethiathope	Cuddalore	17
Nalumukku	Tirunelveli	17
Suralacode	Kanyakumari	16
Chittar-I	Kanyakumari	15
Adayamadai	Kanyakumari	14
Lower Kothaiyar ARG	Kanyakumari	14
Kuzhithurai	Kanyakumari	14
Kakkachi	Tirunelveli	13
Perunchani Dam	Kanyakumari	13
Puthan Dam	Kanyakumari	13
Pechiparai	Kanyakumari	12

Maximum temperatures over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal saw no large change in the past 24 hours.

Maximum Temperature: Temperatures were generally near normal across most areas, though they were recorded 2-3°C above normal at isolated pockets over Tamil Nadu.

Highest Maximum Temperature: Madurai Airport recorded the highest maximum temperature at 37.4∘ C.

Minimum Temperature: Lowest Minimum Temperature: Karur Paramathi recorded the lowest minimum temperature in the plains at 21.0∘ C.

Low Pressure System in Bay of Bengal

The rainfall activity is partly influenced by a weather system brewing in the Bay of Bengal:

An Upper Air Cyclonic Circulation over the Eastcentral and adjoining Northeast Bay of Bengal yesterday led to the formation of a Low Pressure Area over the Central parts of North and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal yesterday evening (1730 hrs IST, September 25th).
The system intensified into a Well Marked Low Pressure Area over Northwest and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal by 0530 hrs IST this morning and persists over the same region (0830 hrs IST, September 26th).
Forecast: The system is very likely to move westwards and concentrate into a Depression over Northwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal off South Odisha-North Andhra Pradesh coasts during the next 24 hours. It is expected to cross South Odisha-North Andhra Pradesh coasts around the morning of September 27th.

Chennai City Forecast

The capital city is expected to experience light rains today, with maximum temperatures touching 35∘
C to 36∘ C and a minimum temperature between 26∘C and 27∘ C.

Published On September 26, 2025