Tamil Nadu School Holiday 17 October 2025: The IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) has issued yellow and orange alerts and forecasted intensified rainfall in Tamil Nadu till October 19, 2025. With this, there is a possibility of Tamil Nadu School Holiday on 17 October 2025 in several districts. According to IMD, as the South-west monsoon is set to withdraw, it will activate the North-west monsoon in Tamil Nadu, leading to heavy to very heavy rainfall.
Although no official statements have been made, students can expect a School Holiday on 17 October 2025 in several districts of Tamil Nadu. Further, the authorities have declared a school holiday in Tenkasi, Nellai, and Thoothukudi on October 16, 2025, amid the IMD alert. Schools were closed in these districts and people were asked to take required precautions.
Tamil Nadu School Holiday 17 October 2025
The Indian Meteorological Department in Chennai has issued a warning for light to moderate rainfall, with isolated heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in most districts on October 17, 2025. Students can check the weather alert by IMD for different districts:
- Orange alerts have been in Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, Shivagangai, Virudhunagar, and Madurai.
- Very heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong surface winds are expected in Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, and Madurai.
- Gusty winds at speeds of 30-40 km/h in districts with an orange alert.
- A yellow alert has been issued for the remaining districts.
- Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Erode, Thiruppur, Dindigul, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Tenkasi, and Thirunelveli can experience heavy rainfall, with strong surface winds, and thunderstorms.
- Schools were closed in Tenkasi, Nellai, and Thootukudi on October 16, 2025.
- There are no official announcements about school closures on October 17, 2025, in any district.
- Certain areas of Tirunelveli have reported after about waterlogging.
The IMD forecast highlights the possibility of heavy rainfall in a number of districts. District collectors will decide on the school holiday in Tamil Nadu on 17 October 2025. Parents and students are advised to wait for the official announcements. Until the official announcements are made, schools will be assumed to be open. Students are advised to follow the school website and news channels for recent updates on school holidays.
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