India, Oct. 28 -- Chennai and many parts of Tamil Nadu are likely to witness moderate rain, light thunderstorm and lightning as cyclonic storm 'Montha' hovered over the Bay of Bengal, about 480 km east of the city, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said.

A yellow alert has been issued for Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur, Villupuram, Ranipet and other districts. Follow Cyclone Montha Live Updates

According to IMD, the nearing Cyclone Month is likely to bring light to moderate rainfall at most places in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, with "heavy to very heavy rainfall" at isolated places on Tuesday.

The weather forecast for Chennai on Tuesday is a generally cloudy sky with heavy rainfall. The minimum temperat...