The North-East Monsoon has set in today. The monsoon covers the whole of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and parts of Southern Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Karnataka and Kerala.<br />'' <br />''A weather bulletin from the India Meteorological Department in Chennai has said the North-East Monsoon has begun as the South-West Monsoon has withdrawn completely. It further says an upper air circulation over the South-West Bay will bring light to moderate rain at isolated places in northern Tamil Nadu with the possibility of heavy rain at some places in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Virudhunagar districts for the next 48-hours.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In the last 24-hours, Melur in Madurai recorded a maximum of six centimetres rain.</span><br />