Chennai Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast
Grey Sky Settles Over the Town
Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Warmest Tuesday at 30° · coldest night Wednesday at 25°
The short of it: Chennai weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 28 °C (83 °F) with an overcast sky, feeling like 33 °C (91 °F). Today’s high 30 °C (85 °F), low 27 °C (80 °F). Chance of rain 75% in the next 24 hours, about 5.6 mm (0.22 in). Warnings in force: thunderstorms expected. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 09:45 local time.
CHENNAI, Sunday. — Chennai may look for thunderstorms this day, with the mercury climbing to about 30° before sinking to 27° by night. Old hands will call it a proper November day: the thirty-year average for Chennai is 31°. Barely a breath of wind stirs from the NE, gusting to 19 km/h, and the glass is falling — a change is coming.
Looking over the next 7 days, our correspondent reckons Tuesday the pick at about 30°, while Wednesday night will be the coldest at 25°. Rain or snow is due on 4 of them, some 18 mm in all. Nights run 3° milder than the November norm of 24°.
For travellers weighing a journey, the Almanac shows a typical November in Chennai brings highs near 31°, lows of 24° and about 338 mm of rain over the month. May is the warmest month here at 38°, January the coldest at 21°, and November the wettest with 338 mm. The best months to ride in are January and February.
The sun is up 11 h 35 min today, and the days are shortening by about 1 minutes each. The station stands 0 m above the sea.
The Hours to Come
Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneathThe hour-by-hour ledger
| Hour | Sky | Temp | Feels | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Overcast | 28° | 33° | 7 km/h | 0.2 mm |
| 10 AM | Overcast | 29° | 33° | 8 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 11 AM | Overcast | 29° | 34° | 9 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 12 PM | Partly cloudy | 30° | 34° | 10 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 1 PM | Partly cloudy | 30° | 34° | 10 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 2 PM | Partly cloudy | 30° | 34° | 10 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 3 PM | Partly cloudy | 29° | 34° | 10 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 4 PM | Partly cloudy | 29° | 33° | 10 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 5 PM | Partly cloudy | 29° | 33° | 9 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 6 PM | Partly cloudy | 28° | 33° | 8 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 7 PM | Partly cloudy | 28° | 33° | 8 km/h | – |
| 8 PM | Partly cloudy | 28° | 33° | 7 km/h | – |
| 9 PM | Partly cloudy | 28° | 33° | 7 km/h | – |
| 10 PM | Overcast | 28° | 33° | 7 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 11 PM | Light showers | 28° | 33° | 7 km/h | 0.4 mm |
| 12 AM | Light showers | 28° | 33° | 7 km/h | 0.6 mm |
| 1 AM | Light showers | 27° | 32° | 7 km/h | 0.5 mm |
| 2 AM | Light showers | 27° | 32° | 7 km/h | 0.3 mm |
| 3 AM | Light showers | 27° | 32° | 7 km/h | 0.4 mm |
| 4 AM | Light showers | 27° | 32° | 6 km/h | 0.4 mm |
| 5 AM | Light showers | 27° | 32° | 6 km/h | 0.4 mm |
| 6 AM | Light showers | 27° | 32° | 6 km/h | 0.5 mm |
| 7 AM | Light showers | 27° | 32° | 7 km/h | 0.6 mm |
| 8 AM | Light showers | 28° | 33° | 8 km/h | 0.3 mm |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 8): thunderstorm, high 30°, low 27°, 7.9 mm of rain, gusts to 24 km/h. Sun up 6:05 AM, down 5:40 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Monday (Nov 9): light showers, high 29°, low 27°, 5.6 mm of rain, gusts to 21 km/h. Sun up 6:05 AM, down 5:40 PM. Short showers cross the fields. The sun returns soon after.
Tuesday (Nov 10): overcast, high 30°, low 26°, 0.1 mm of rain, gusts to 25 km/h. Sun up 6:05 AM, down 5:39 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Wednesday (Nov 11): partly cloudy, high 30°, low 25°, dry, gusts to 23 km/h. Sun up 6:06 AM, down 5:39 PM. Changeable skies expected — a day for both sun hat and coat.
Thursday (Nov 12): partly cloudy, high 30°, low 25°, dry, gusts to 24 km/h. Sun up 6:06 AM, down 5:39 PM. Changeable skies expected — a day for both sun hat and coat.
Friday (Nov 13): light showers, high 30°, low 27°, 1.8 mm of rain, gusts to 29 km/h. Sun up 6:06 AM, down 5:39 PM. Short showers cross the fields. The sun returns soon after.
Saturday (Nov 14): light showers, high 29°, low 27°, 2.4 mm of rain, gusts to 25 km/h. Sun up 6:07 AM, down 5:39 PM. Short showers cross the fields. The sun returns soon after.