Several parts of southern India are likely to receive light to moderate rainfall over the next few days due to a fresh easterly wave, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted.
IMD said that under the influence of this easterly wave, isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall is very likely over Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and the Lakshadweep islands from December 29, 2023, to January 2, 2024.
This spells a wet end to the year for these states which have received deficient rainfall over the past couple of months. The rainfall is expected to bring some respite from the dry weather and cooler temperatures.
However, the rainfall will still be isolated to scattered in nature, so widespread heavy downpour is not expected. Some southern districts could see good rainfall activity while other areas may not receive significant showers.
The forecast rainfall will also help upcoming crops and winter-sown crops like rice and pulses as many parts of these states have seen lower precipitation than normal. Going forward into January, farmers will hope for further rainfall or winter showers to ensure adequate soil moisture.
Overall, the predicted isolation to scattered rains over Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Lakshadweep islands in the next three to four days due to the influence of the easterly wave will come as a relief amid the mainly dry weather patterns recently.
