Chennai, Oct 10
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued an orange alert for 11 districts in Tamil Nadu from October 12-15.
The districts, where the orange alert was issued, were Kanyakumari, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Myladuthurai, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Thoothukudi and Tenkasi.
A low-pressure area between Lakshadweep and adjoining areas of the Arabian Sea was likely to move and intensify into a depression, the weather office said in a statement.
It has predicted heavy rainfall for Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, the ghat areas of Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Tiruchi, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi, Villupuram, Theni and Dindigul areas of Tamil Nadu.
The RMC has predicted that other districts will receive light to moderate rain, accompanied by thundershowers, from October 12-15.
The weather department has forecasted squally weather with wind speeds ranging from 35 to 45 km per hour and even reaching 55 km per hour in the coming days.
Fishermen in south Tamil Nadu, the Camorin area and the Gulf of Mannar area were advised not to venture into the sea till next week.
Typically, the Northeast monsoon begins around October 20. However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said monsoon can set in nine days before or after this date.
However, the weather department mentioned that there will likely be a rainfall deficit in the southern districts compared to the northern ones.