Rains expected in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka till October 28: IMD

Chennai: Squally weather with wind speed gusting up to 55 kmph will prevail along Karnataka and Kerala for the next five days as the well-marked low pressure area weakened into a low pressure area and lay over north interior Tamil Nadu and adjoining south interior Karnataka, the IMD said here on Thursday.

Another low pressure area is likely to form over Bay of Bengal on October 24, even as a Depression over the Southeast Arabian Sea moved slowly north-eastwards and lay centered at 0830 hrs IST and is likely to move north-north-eastwards across Southeast Arabian Sea towards

Southeast Arabian Sea during the next 24 hours.

Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea from October 24 to October 28 and those who are in the sea have been asked to return by Friday evening.

Under the influence of the weather systems, several districts in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka will experience heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from October 24 to October 28, the IMD said.