Chennai - sharp showers approaching from N-E. City will get rain after 1am. Mahabalipuram getting showers now 11:38pm

An anti-cyclone over Central India, swirling winds clockwise, has resulted in hot, dry winds blowing NE onto the Saurashtra and S.Gujarat/N.Konkan regions in the last 4/5 days. 

Hottest in Asia on Wednesday, 16th November:

Alibag (Maharashtra,India) : 36.4c. 

Mumbai Colaba, second with a close 35.8c.

Late setting in of sea breeze over Mumai has shot the day temperatures to an "all Asia" record for the city a couple of days ago.

Could get hotter at the weekend for Mumbai, as the anti cyclone shifts, and the winds are likely to become "a warm easterly".  Temperature in Mumbai could touch 36/37c on Sunday/Monday. Nights will show a drop upto 21c.

Isolated Heavy showers seen along S.central coast of Tamilnadu at around 9pm

chennai - sharp showers seen over sea along South of Chennai, 10:04pm

Till 24-Nov.. there are NO sign of Cyclone over Bay !!

@rshivaag >> Yes, Tuticorin can also get a heavy T.shower or two in next 3 days.

Models indicate that next easterly wave is going to be very strong, it'll hit Tamilnadu coast from 23-Nov.. http://ow.ly/i/lole

chennai - Temperature dropping now 4:52pm.. 28.9 C... Stiff winds from N-N-E... Cloudy but NO sign of rain yet!

Along Tamilnadu coast widespread showers forecast from tonight till 19-Nov.. http://ow.ly/i/loh9

A fresh W.D will start affecting N-W Kashmir from tomorrow and will last till 20-Nov.

By today late evening today the easterlies will start affecting N, central Tamilnadu coast.. Sharp showers forecast.. http://ow.ly/i/logr

3pm, Easterly wave is very near to coast and in striking distance from central Tamilnadu coast .. http://ow.ly/i/lobC

On 15-Nov-2011, lowest minimum temperature of 8.6 C was recorded at Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)