Chennai schools closed today due to heavy rain
India TodaySchools in Chennai will remain closed today, November 12, due to a forecast of heavy rain. #WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Rain lashes parts of Tiruvallur city As per IMD, heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Villuppuramâæ pic.twitter.com/tkLvmTf5qH — ANI November 12, 2024 The fresh spell of rainfall across northern coastal Tamil Nadu has been caused by a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, along with strengthening of easterlies over the past week. Since last Thursday, this cyclonic circulation has triggered isolated heavy rainfall over coastal parts, including Chennai. Weather patterns showed a low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal could intensify into a depression and would move towards northern Tamil Nadu coast or could drift further north.