Heavy rain to hit Chennai, northern, delta and western districts on Sunday
The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued heavy rainfall warnings for several districts in Tamil Nadu, with a red alert for extremely heavy rain in Theni, Dindigul, and Madurai. A well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is driving the adverse weather conditions across the region.
Why it matters
Severe weather events pose significant risks to public safety, infrastructure, and agriculture in Tamil Nadu, necessitating timely government alerts and disaster preparedness.
Heavy rain to hit Chennai, northern, delta and western districts on Sunday left Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Tiruvannamalai, Namakkal, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Erode, Virudhunagar, Kanyakumari, and Puducherry districts. B. VELANKANNI RAJ The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/a1f32b/article71620951.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/BVR_8828.JPG VELANKANNI RAJ B CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 20/10/2026: Heavy rain lashes in the city. A scene at Anna Salai in Thousand lights on Tuesday.. Photo: Velankanni Raj B/The Hindu Isolated places in Theni, Dindigul and Madurai districts are likely to get extremely heavy rainfall and have been issued red alert; Till 8.30 a.m. on Saturday, rainfall occurred at around 80% places over Tamil Nadu Chennai The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinyam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruchi, Karur, Cuddalore, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Sivaganga and Karaikal districts area on Sunday.
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