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Thunderstorms leave TN; closing act may play out over Kerala
February 23, 2021
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Thunderstorms seem to have significantly calmed down over Tamil Nadu overnight into this (Tuesday) morning with both India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the European Centre for Medium-Term Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) indicating that residual activity, if any, would be confined to Kerala into the rest of this week.
The US National Centres for Environmental Prediction too agreed but expected the southern parts of the Bay of Bengal to get restive back again during the first week of March likely buffeting Sri Lanka with a fresh wave of rainfall which may get amplified to cover the southern parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well.
Rows of rainbows: Colourful umbrellas hung above a market in Sungai Long, Kajang. Apart from being a catchy festive-themed decoration, the umbrellas also provide shade for the traders and shoppers. LOW BOON TAT/The Star
PETALING JAYA: While many things have changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, others don’t such as having blazing hot days in Peninsular Malaysia.
“The nation is expected to generally see good weather on Feb 12 and 13.
“But there may be some scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening or night in a few areas, ” Malaysian Meteorological Department director-general Jailan Simon said when contacted yesterday.
Based on climate models, he said the country was still within the November-to-March northeast monsoon season characterised by strong winds and heavy showers.“If it does rain, it is likely to occur in one or two areas in Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Sarawak and Sabah.
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(Bloomberg) The powerful weather system that is dumping rain on the California coast and threatening to trigger mudslides will make its way across the U.S., raising the chances for heavy snow in New York and Washington next week.
A winter storm with the potential for heavy snow will move along the East Coast likely starting Jan. 31 or Feb. 1, said Bob Oravec, a senior branch forecaster at the U.S. Weather Prediction Center. The outlook for the cities along the coast isn’t completely clear because there is a chance rain may mix in and hold snow totals down in some areas.
According to Geojit, Imports of black pepper into India are likely to have risen 40.9% on month to 2,310.3 tn in December as domestic traders stepped up purchases due to lower prices in Vietnam, trade sources.