After days of being under the warning of heavy downpour, Chennai has wakened up on Friday with a respite and with a bright sunrise as the rainfall has shown signs of gradual mitigation. Though the rainy clouds haven't been fully subsided, the meteorological department has on Thursday withdrawn the red alert warning to the city after the low-pressure area, that formed over the Bay of Bengal, had crossed the coast. 

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the rainfall will subside from Friday. The weather watchdog has put a forecast of light to moderate rain for the next two days in the city. Speaking to the media, S Balachandran, Deputy Director-General of the IMD, has said, "From Friday onwards, there are chances of reduction in rainfall." As per the IMD forecast, Chennai and its suburbs would witness cloudy skies and light to moderate rainfall for the next 48 hours. 

The isolated places in the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, and Kanyakumari districts may receive thunderstorms with heavy rain on Friday. Balachandran further said Tamil Nadu has received 40cm rainfall during this northeast monsoon season that began on October 1 against a normal of 26cm. Chennai has recorded a historical rainfall during this spell as the city had received 74cm against a normal of 42cm, which is a 77% surplus rain. 

However, though Chennaiites started Thursday with a respite, the city is surfaced with a fresh warning as a new low-pressure area has been predicted to form over the south Andaman sea on Saturday- November 13. The IMD has said, "A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over south Andaman Sea and neighbourhood around 13th Nov. It is likely to move west northwestwards and become more marked during subsequent 48 hours." According to the meteorological department, the system may head towards Andhra Pradesh and reach the coast around November 17, during which it is predicted that Chennai would receive a rainfall. 

Chennai and several parts of Tamil Nadu had witnessed incessant rainfall during this monsoon spell, which brought back the memories of the 2015 floods. The historical rainfall had caused massive disruption to hundreds of thousands of people and damaged several properties. According to the state government, at least 12 people have died so far till Wednesday due to rain-related incidents and several people have been sheltered at temporary places. Amid having a respite, Chennai is yet to return to normalcy as busy roads and low lying areas have still been waterlogged.