Chennai, India: Downpours to Lessen Late Week After Historic Rainfall

Flood-weary Chennai and the rest of southeastern India will welcome a reduction in downpours later this week with even drier weather to then follow.
A reduction in the tropical moisture streaming in from the Bay of Bengal is expected later this week. While that does not mean an end to a showers or thunderstorm from occurring in Chennai, there will be fewer downpours.

Less downpours will give flood waters a chance to recede and will lower the potential for renewed or worsening flooding, a danger that will exist early this week across southern India.
Chennai will lie on the northern fringe of the locally drenching showers and thunderstorms targeting southern India early this week.
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The heaviest downpours could produce 25-50 mm (1-2 inches) each day. New flash flooding problems are a serious concern, especially where the ground is already saturated or where downpours set up repeatedly over the same communities.
In Chennai, it will not take much rain to cause more problems.
"Along the east coast of Tamil Nadu, the storminess this week can occur at anytime," stated AccuWeather Meteorologist Adam Douty. "Starting on Tuesday, the shower and thunderstorm activity toward the southwestern coast of India will mainly develop each afternoon before moving offshore at night."