Heavy rains likely for three days from today in TN, Puducherry, Kerala

Several parts of south India will likely receive heavy rainfall between December 16 and 18, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

Heavy rainfall is predicted over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal from Wednesday (December 16) and in Kerala and Mahe between December 17 and December 18.

“Under the influence of an easterly wave, scattered to fairly widespread rain or thundershowers very likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe and Lakshadweep area during 16th-19th December,” the IMD said on Twitter.

The India Meteorological Department had also earlier warned of rough sea conditions and asked fishermen not to venture into the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea, central parts of South Bay of Bengal on, along and off Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts, Kerala coast, Comorin area and Gulf of Mannar.