Tamil Nadu rains: Cuddalore, Villupuram districts declare holiday for schools

With Tamil Nadu expected to witness a wet week, schools in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts declared a holiday for schools early Tuesday (November 18, 2025) amid heavy rainfall.

Further, all schools and colleges in Puducherry and Karaikal are to be closed on Tuesday (November 18) due to heavy rain forecast in the Union Territory.

While rainfall of light to moderate intensity will continue over the State, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has sounded yellow alert for eight southern districts, including Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar, Tenkasi, and Theni districts on Tuesday (November 18).

Several parts of the Cauvery delta districts received light to moderate rainfall on Monday (November 18) with back-to-back weather systems over the Bay of Bengal set to end the dry spell, and revive the Northeast monsoon.

Rainfall activity is expected to shift to south Tamil Nadu by Tuesday (November 18). This comes after the prevailing low pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Sri Lanka initially triggered heavy rainfall along the coastal districts.

Another low pressure area, forming later this week, is expected to sustain intense rain across the State.

According to the weather department, heavy rainfall may be restricted to Mayiladuthurai and Cuddalore districts on November 19 and 20. It is likely to pick up pace with the arrival of the second low pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal around November 22.

RMC officials said while the current weather system had slim chances of intensification, the next low pressure area had chances of intensifying further by November 24. The department has issued a yellow alert for coastal districts between November 21 and 23. 

The fresh spell of widespread rains is expected to boost the State’s seasonal rainfall, which is now 9% lower than its average of 29 cm till date.