CHENNAI: The city witnessed moderate showers on Monday night and Tuesday, with weather bloggers predicting the start of a rainy week that could continue until December 1.
Weather blogger R Pradeep John said that the rain will pick up from Wednesday and last till December 1.
"If the Depression crosses coast below Chennai then we will get rains while crossing the NTN (North TN) coast too. So for KTCC (Kancheepuram Tiruvallur Chennai Chengalpattu) lot of rainy day ahead with heavy to very heavy rains in some of the days," he wrote on X.
The rain on Tuesday affected commuters on their way to work who were caught off guard.
Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts have announced that schools will be closed on Wednesday (November 27).
Colleges will also be closed in Tiruvallur district.
Wednesday could see the rain intensify further.
There could be extremely heavy rain at one or two places over Cuddalore & Mayiladuthurai districts and Karaikal area.
Heavy to very heavy rain is also likely to occur at isolated places over Ariyalur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai & Villuppuram districts and Puducherry.
Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Kallakurichi, Chengalpattu, Chennai and Kancheepuram districts, the RMC said.
To ensure an uninterrupted supply of milk and milk powder during heavy rains, the Aavin on Tuesday announced that eight of its parlours will remain open for 24 hours. One consumer can avail a maximum of four milk packets, said Aavin.
In a statement, S Vineeth, Managing Director, Aavin said the high-tech parlours located in Ambattur (Ambattur Dairy Gate), Anna Nagar (Goodness Tower Park), Madhavaram (Aavin Ilam, Milk Colony), Besant Nagar (Vannandurai), Anna Nagar East (Vasantham Colony), Sholinganallur (Aavin Dairy), Virugambakkam (near Megamart), and Mylapore (CP Ramasamy Road) will operate around the clock. People in need of dairy products, including milk, milk powder and UHT milk can visit these parlors. The revised operational hours will be in force till further advice.
The statement also assured that regular milk supply will continue without interruption.