Somali Jet.

AS on date [24.05.2010/1200 UTC)] the onset of Somali jet is NOT prominent. But Somali Jet has characteristics that it may abruptly become jet near Somali coast and the strong winds will be felt at 850hPa level. This is Low Level Jet. The onset of LLJ will occur two or three days prior to the onset of SW monsoon over Indian west coast. The Minicoy wind will be more indicative. No wind data available.[Radiosonde]

Today's (Monday,24th.) Readings:
Hottest in Asia: 51c in Nawabshah, Larkana and Jacobabad.
Hottest in India: 48.2c in Kota, and 48.1c at Ganganagar.
And now , the real hot stuff ! 
Hottest Night: 34.4c(+8c) in Jaipur and 33.5c in Ajmer.


Today's day in Mumbai was at 36.0c Colaba, and at 34.8c S'cruz. .Night was a gruelling 29.3c. This week will be partly cloudy and sweaty. Nights are getting to the 30c forecasted yesterday :)
No rain expected till Sunday, at least. 
Monsoon analysis @http://rajesh26.blogspot.com

Monsoon is 24hrs away for Cochin (Kochi).. http://ow.ly/1P6wK

IMD has not declared S-W monsoon over South Kerala... 100% S. Kerala is getting good first monsoon showers at this time.

7:30pm, North Bay is calming down..while S-W monsoon is progressing into North Bay.. http://ow.ly/i/1Jab

7:30pm, Isolated thunder squall over E.central Rajasthan .. http://ow.ly/i/1Jab

7:30pm, Heavy Thunder Showers over Orissa & Jharkand Border.. http://ow.ly/i/1Jab

7:30pm, Heavy showers reported over South Kerala and over Kanyakumari district of extreme South Tamilnadu.. http://ow.ly/i/1Jab

@Monsoonexpress >> You people may need our services & coverage. follow http://ping.fm/EMQhv (or) visit www.indianweatherman.com

@Monsoonexpress >>> Follow our tweets for regular weather updates, forecasts & reports from India. And visit www.indianweatherman.com

RT @Monsoonexpress: Will soon bring u all the stories of the rains on the monsoon express.kerala getng soaked while delhi burns in the heat

Kerala to woo tourists with special monsoon package ... http://ow.ly/1P5gm

RT @joyajith: Cloudy overcast day in trivandrum today feel more like sleeping than working

RT @vijaysanker: rain rain and raining again in trivandrum (7:43pm)

Nagercoil - Heavy and steady showers now 7:36pm from 5:30pm. Perfect S-W monsoon showers.

RT @NaghmaNDTV: Went to a beautiful green village bathed in rain ,close to trvndrm.one can hear the clouds and the rain drop

RT @Monsoonexpress: Went to a beautiful green village bathed in rain ,close to trvndrm.one can hear the clouds and the rain drop n the music

All India Rainfall data from 1-Jan-2010 to 23-May-2010

TN toppers from 1.1.10 to 23.5.2010
------------------------------------------------- Pechiparai – 44 cm
Thalli – 37 cm
Kuzhithurai – 33 cm
Kodaikanal – 31 cm
Boothapandi – 30 cm
Andipatti – 27 cm
Valparai – 25 cm

India toppers from 1.1.10 to 23.5.2010
------------------------------------------------------ Cherrapunji - 478 cm
Passighat - 146 cm
Silchar - 138 cm
Dibrugarh - 115 cm
Itanagar - 104 cm
Dhubri - 98 cm
Gangtok - 95 cm
North Lakhimpur - 88 cm
Coochbehar - 78 cm
Guwahati - 68 cm
Lengpui 68 cm

posted by Pradeep

On 23-May, Kuzhithurai - Marthandam (Kanyakumari dt - Tamilnadu) has got 5 cm

RT @jeggusays: as the rain is awesome, the power went off... usual kerala experience... (3:35pm)

4pm, Showers continue over S-W Kerala, Thunder cells over N-E chatisgarh, S.central Jharkand .. http://ow.ly/i/1J13

RT @happyjerom: Its monsoon in Kerala- my fav season. its so lovely.. the clouds descend upon u..if angry they thunder..

Nagercoil - Intermittent Moderate showers reported from Morning till now.

2:30pm, Showers over S-W kerala continue, North Bay is still active .. http://ow.ly/i/1IYO

Chennai - Temp. going down due to stiff S-E breeze .. now 3:25pm its 34.8°C

RT @iTerrorist: I am in Trivandrum and its raining....!!!! (2:55pm)

Chennai - Temperature going down fast .. now 2:25pm.. 36.7°C

Slight fall in maximum temperatures over parts of northwest and adjoining central India during next 48 hours

Isolated duststorm/thunderstorms may occur over Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

On 23-may, highest maximum temperature of 47.7°C was recorded at Churu(Rajasthan)

Heat wave conditions are prevailing over Rajasthan, Gujarat , west Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada and Telengana.

Rain map of 23-May, Shows Showers along Orissa coast, Kerala, N-E states as usual .. http://ow.ly/i/1IWz

Chennai - 39.5°C (2:10pm)

Chennai - Heat pump is ON .. 39.2°C (1:37pm) and rising... will rise till 3pm. Will it touch 40 deg C?

@fabwrite >> NO... a remote 5% chance of thunder shower developing towards evening.

RT @radharadhakrish: http://ping.fm/PNsf0 Early morn drive fm Nagercoil 2 Nellai. Rocky hills, wind mills, http://tl.gd/1ev6vf

RT @rrajanaren: I AM ENJOYING THE CLIMATE IN NAGERCOIL.BEAUTIFUL RAIN MAKES EVERYONE HAPPY

@arunsunny >> Is it raining there? If possible upload a snap shot from there. Enjoy the Early Monsoon.

RT @ArishSatheesan: Its raining here in Trivandrum...so coooooool... @iamsreekanth (11:31am)

RT @arunsunny: A rainy day in trivandrum...... (1:21pm)

RT @Dhan_an_JAY: Rain rain rain rain rain n only rain here :):) trivandrum (23-May, 9:48pm)

RT @agentsj: Never seen a rain of this magnitude yet :O Trivandrum (23-May, 6:04pm)

RT @shyama_menon: Little drops make a mighty ocean - http://bit.ly/de9l5T Usha talks about rain water harvesting in Kerala

12:30pm, Showers continue to lash S-W coast of Kerala from Morning .. http://ow.ly/i/1IVk

Western railway gears up to face monsoon ... http://ow.ly/1OWlw

Sri Lanka :: Monsoon in FULL flow ... flood affected over 500,000 people ... http://ow.ly/1OWlh

IMD plans to offer weather updates on mobile phones ... http://ow.ly/1OWkM

RT @piyush_veere: @weatherofindia : Patna,24may-- A thunderstorm with strong winds n heavy showers was witnessed early morning after 3am.

Early morning, S-W monsoon showers continue over South Extreme Kerala and Tamilnadu... http://ow.ly/i/1IL9

Chennai - CAPE factor near chennai is on higher side, suggesting possible T-showers towards evening. Valid next 48 hr.. http://ow.ly/i/1ILT

@sanmugam >> Otherwise Chennai's temperature will touch 40 deg C with Clear skies and mild cool breeze from East towards evening.

@sanmugam >> in next 3 days, If the S-W monsoon current over Kerala coast sets in then we might have Evening thunder showers.

@sanmugam >> Very less chance of showers for Chennai in next 3 days.

RT @piyush_veere: - Cold winds from north-west continue to cool patna with only very light initial shower.Its very cloudy. (10:22pm, 23-may)

on 23-May, Coastal Orissa lashed by rains... http://ow.ly/1OTMd

On 22-May, Cyclone Laila weakens into depression; triggers widespread rainfall in Orissa ... http://ow.ly/1OTLH

Cyclone Laila affects salt production in Orissa‎ ... http://ow.ly/1OTL7

Early morning, At last the remnant of Cyclone Laila has left coastal Andhra and Orissa, Now it's over North Bay.. http://ow.ly/i/1IL9