chennai - Showers approaching city from N-E .. will arrive in another 1.5 hrs.. at around 9:30pm

A strong easterlies to reach Tamilnadu coast on 13-Dec... http://ow.ly/i/n0CZ

Sharp showers possible for S. Andhra and N. Tamilnadu coast on 9,10-Dec.. http://ow.ly/i/n0Cq

Weak easterlies is already over S. Andhra and N. Tamilnadu coast ... http://ow.ly/i/n0C0

IMD FOG warning for morning of 9-Dec .. http://ow.ly/i/n0w0

FOG Warning :: Visibility  would reduce to 50 m or less over many parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

chennai - Due to a weak easterlies nearing coast .. low temp. was around 24 deg C today morning and max. touched 30.7 C (2:03pm)

The Botanical Gardens, Ooty

Severe frost has hit normal life, particularly during the early hours of morning in Ooty.

Among the places worst affected are the Government Botanical Garden, the Race Course and areas around the Ooty Lake.

With the mercury plummeting, the minimum temperature recorded at the observatory was 4c, while in the garden station it was 0c on Wednesday .

Britain faces Killer Arctic Blast

Experts warned a “severe” cold snap would take hold from today with hurricane-force winds set to hammer parts of the UK. Gales of up to 100mph will make it feel as cold as minus 10C (14F)and create blizzard-like conditions in areas where heavy snow is forecast.

The Met Office yesterday issued a maximum-level red extreme weather warning for winds today and tomorrow in the North. The red alert, issued only a few times a year, was not even triggered in September when Hurricane Katia caused widespread damage to buildings.

Read: http://devconsultancygroup.blogspot.com/2011/12/britain-faces-killer-arctic-blast.html