Pradeep John, popularly known as the Tamil Nadu Weatherman, is an Indian amateur weather forecasting enthusiast and blogger from

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...

. His forecasts are more closely followed by and the other people of

Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...

than the forecasts published by the

India Meteorological Department India Meteorological Department (IMD) is an Indian agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology. IMD is headquar ...

during the monsoon season. He began

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about

weather Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloud cover, cloudy. On Earth, most weather phenomena occur in the lowest layer of the planet's atmo ...

and

rainfall Rain is a form of precipitation where water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. ...

in 2008. In 2014, he started publishing on

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. His social media popularity increased after his accurate predictions during the 2015 Chennai floods.

Early life

Pradeep John was born in Kanyakumari district in South Tamil Nadu and lives in Chennai. His interest in weather began at age 12. He did his schooling at SBOA Matriculation School and graduated with a B.E. in Computer science and Engineering from

Sathyabama University Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (SIST), formerly known as Sathyabama Engineering College and Sathyabama University, is a private, STEM-intensive, multi-disciplinary, multi-campus deemed university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. ...

. He also holds an MBA in finance from

Madras University The University of Madras is a public university, public State university (India), state university in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and most prominent universities in India, incorporated by an ...

. Pradeep John is married to Hannah Shalini; the couple have a daughter.

Career

In 2008, Pradeep John joined India Infolines as a relationship manager. Currently, he works as a Senior manager at Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited (TNUIFSL).

Awards and honours

* 2018: Inspirational Achiever Award * 2019: Inspirational Role Model Award

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:John, Pradeep 1982 births Living people Engineers from Tamil Nadu Indian Tamil academics People from Kanyakumari district