Brace yourself for a heat wave, Met officials warn residents

[ganeshbala]

Brace yourself for a heat wave, Met officials warn residents

Chennai has to brace itself for a blistering couple of days, as the Meteorological Department has predicted that a heat wave will hit the city on Friday and continue through Saturday. The mercury level is expected to shoot past the 40 degree Celsius mark.

Issuing a heat wave warning for many parts of the State, including Chennai, the department has asked the residents to avoid the midday sun. On Thursday, several weather stations across the State recorded a maximum temperature that was three to five degrees above normal. In Chennai, the suburbs were hotter than the city, with the Meenambakkam station recording 39.2 degree Celsius on Thursday.

According to Met officials, heat waves are more commonly reported from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh during summer. It has hit Tamil Nadu too this year due to a sustained dry weather and lack of showers in most parts of the State, including Chennai.


Source : thehindu

[aswinnandha]

not more than heat wave then andhra they have death with effect of heavy heat
but we have this time some what high heat and most of them avoid in mid day out