First published Oct 21, 2026, 8:03:15 AM UTC · Last updated Oct 21, 2026, 8:03:15 AM UTC

Light Rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Chengalpattu, Chennai, Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Viluppuram, Pondicherry in next 3 hours.

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IMD-Chennai issued a moderate-severity notice for isolated light rainfall across the named areas, expected within three hours. No impacts were included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.

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Affected location: Chengalpattu, Chennai, Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Viluppuram, and Pondicherry

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India SACHET Disaster Alerts Light Rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Chengalpattu, Chennai, Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Viluppuram, Pondicherry in next 3 hours.National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) / SACHET Usage terms

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