Chennai News Today: As the southwest monsoon continues to strengthen its grip over the region, Chennai and its surrounding areas are set to experience a spell of intense weather conditions in the coming days. According to the latest weather bulletin, the city may witness light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning over the next 48 hours, ending on Saturday afternoon.

Weather blogger K Srikanth has observed a clear trend in recent years of Chennai receiving more rainfall during the months of June and July, which he believes could potentially exacerbate flooding and waterlogging issues during the northeast monsoon season.

"Overall, the southwest monsoon has continued to see a steady increase in seasonal rainfall. Possibly, this could also enhance flooding/waterlogging issues for Chennai during the northeast monsoons. Higher soil moisture due to heavy rain during the southwest monsoons leads to a lower flooding threshold during the northeast monsoons," Srikanth stated.

Chennai Power Cut

To facilitate maintenance work, the local authorities have announced a temporary power supply suspension in several areas of Chennai on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm.

Full List Of Chennai Power Cut Areas Today

Guindy: Mount Hospital, Adambakkam, Kalki Nagar, Lashmi Nagar, Vinayagapuram, 5th Street, 6th Street, 7th Street, Mount Hospital, Escaloms Flats, DRA Flats, Salma Flats, Saraswati Nagar area, Colony 3rd Stage, Balaji Nagar 23rd Street to 37th Street, Alandur, Miot, DD Quarters, Ram Nagar South 17th Street, North Silver Street, Defense Colony, Cemetery Road, A.G.S. Colony, Nanganallur, Voltas Colony, 100ft Road Part One, Civil Aviation Colony, Ayyappa Nagar, Kanniga Colony Part One, 3rd Stage, SBI. Colony 3rd Stage, Ram Nagar, Lakshmi Nagar, Kuberan Nagar, 12th Street, Kuberan Nagar 10th Street.

Ambattur: Koladi, Chellayamman Nagar, Devi Nagar, Abirami Nagar, KPS Nagar, Aravin Nagar, Kambar Nagar, Easwaran Nagar, Natesan Nagar, Anbu Nagar Area, TTS Nagar, Millennium Town Phase 1, 2, and 3, Padasalai Street.

Velachery: Lakshmi Nagar 1st Street to 6th Street, Rajiv Gandhi Street, MGR Nagar 1st Street to 7th Street, Velachery Bypass 100 Feet Road, Venkateswara Nagar 1st Street to 2nd Street.

Pallavaram: Adam Nagar, Shankar Nagar 38th Street to 41st Street, Appasamy Nagar, Anagaputhur, Shankar Nagar Main Road.

Tamil Nadu Weather

The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecast that one or two places in the state may experience light to moderate rain with thunderstorms on Friday. Similar weather conditions, albeit without thunderstorms, are likely to persist in isolated parts of the state from July 6 until July 10.