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**Headline: Heavy Rains Expected in Chennai and 27 Other Districts in the Next 3 Hours**
**Chennai, [Date – Assuming Today’s Date based on the article: September 25, 2025]** – The Chennai Meteorological Department has issued a weather alert, forecasting thunderstorms and moderate rainfall across Chennai and 27 other districts of Tamil Nadu within the next three hours (until 10 PM tonight).
The alert stems from an upper atmospheric cyclonic circulation that was previously located over the central-eastern Bay of Bengal and is now situated over the central-eastern and adjoining northeastern Bay of Bengal as of this morning. This system is expected to move westward.
According to the Meteorological Department, there is a likelihood of light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning in one or two places in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal today (September 25th) due to this weather pattern.
Specifically, the following districts are expected to experience moderate rain with thunder and lightning in the next 3 hours: Kanyakumari, Tenkasi, Theni, Tirunelveli, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai and Ariyalur.
Additionally, light to moderate rain with thunderstorms is expected in Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Dindigul, Kanchipuram, Ranipet, Chengalpattu, Chennai, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai, Salem, Sivaganga, Vellore, Tirupattur districts, Puducherry and Karaikal.
Residents in the affected areas are advised to take necessary precautions and stay updated on further weather advisories.
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