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**News Article:**

**Tamil Nadu Braces for Reduced Rainfall as Southwest Monsoon Winds Down**

**CHENNAI, September 25, 2025** – As the Southwest monsoon season nears its official end, Tamil Nadu is expected to experience a dip in thunderstorm activity and a shift towards isolated rainfall, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai. While the state has received normal rainfall of 31 cm since June 1, heavy rainfall is predicted to remain confined to a few districts along the Western Ghats until Sunday.

Specific areas like the Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts are expected to see intense spells of rainfall on Thursday, with Theni and Tenkasi likely to experience similar conditions on Friday. The rest of Tamil Nadu is anticipated to have only isolated rainfall until the end of the month.

Yercaud in Salem district recorded the highest rainfall in the state over the past 24 hours (5 cm), with other districts like Tirunelveli and Kallakurichi receiving light to moderate rainfall.

B. Amudha, Head of RMC, explained that a westerly wind surge and an upper air circulation over the east-central Bay of Bengal are contributing to the localized heavy rainfall in the Ghat areas.

A low-pressure area is projected to form over the north and adjoining central Bay of Bengal on Thursday, potentially intensifying into a depression and crossing the south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts around September 27th. However, the RMC anticipates that these successive weather systems in the Bay of Bengal will have minimal direct impact on Tamil Nadu, aside from possibly causing cloudy weather in some regions for brief periods. Chennai may experience light rainfall in certain areas on Thursday.

The reduced rainfall is also predicted to cause a marginal increase in day temperatures across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal until September 28th. Maximum temperatures may rise two to three degrees Celsius above normal in a few locations. Madurai airport recorded the state’s highest day temperature on Wednesday at 37 degrees Celsius.

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