THE Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast that the Southwest monsoon is likely to advance into parts of Keralam, Tamil Nadu and adjoining regions by June 3 or 4, bringing widespread rainfall and a gradual drop in temperatures across the Southern States. According to the weather department, the monsoon has already made further progress over large parts of the Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep, the Comorin region and several areas of the Bay of Bengal as of May 30.

 

Meteorological conditions remain favourable for its continued advancement over the next three to four days. Chennai witnessed relatively pleasant weather on Saturday with increased cloud cover and temperatures remaining below seasonal norms. The Nungambakkam observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 35.1 degrees Celsius, significantly lower than the normal maximum of 37.9 degrees C. Similarly, Meenambakkam registered 37.1 degrees Celsius against its normal maximum of 38.6 degrees Celsius. For Sunday, the RMC has forecast a maximum temperature of around 39 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 29 degrees Celsius in Chennai.