Rains lashed for 3rd straight day around Chennai region

Rainfall figures in mm ending 8.30 am ending 16.08.2012

Kalavai  - 55
Cheyyar – 51
Shollinganallur (Sathyabama University) – 39
RK Pet Agro – 37
Chengelpet - 30
Kancheepuram  - 30
Kaveripakkam - 30
Tambaram - 20
Kelambakkam - 20
Tiruttani - 20
Madhavaram – 15
Tiruvallur – 14
RK Pet (IMD) – 14
Sriperumbudur - 10
Cheyyur - 10
Kalpakkam - 10
Arakonam - 10
Sholingur - 10
Nungambakkam (Kea Metsite) – 9
Kadambathur – 9
Taramani – 6
Poondi - 6
Kolapakkam (Back of Airport) – 6
Uttiramerur – 6
Nungambakkam (IMD) – 5
Poonamalle – 5
Madurantakam- 5

#chennai - 10pm, showers still approaching city from W-N-W ... now at 65km !

#chennai - 9pm, today again, a strong T.shower is seen over W-N-W of city at around 90km.. and it's present movement is E-S-E towards City.

Today, a weak UAC can be seen over N.Bay... http://ow.ly/i/R4Ps

N.Bay UAC is expected to drift West into Orissa coast and die in another 24 / 36hrs... http://ow.ly/i/R4QI

Due to this N.Bay UAC, fresh rains are expected to move into Orissa & most of E.India from today till 18-Aug.. http://ow.ly/i/R4T4

Showers for #Kerala may extend beyond 18-Aug... http://ow.ly/i/R4TV

Very less rains for entire Maharastra coast till 21-Aug !

@ashitc >> Sorry for Kutch region.. Almost ZERO rains till 22-Aug and beyond !

Scattered showers for N,N-E.Tamilnadu, #chennai , Isolated for rest of Tamilnadu, S.Andhra & S.Karnataka to continue till 21-Aug and beyond.

Remnant of low level circulation can be seen over N.Rajasthan.. http://ow.ly/i/R365

A weak N.Bay circulation can be seen today, it's expected to become strong on 17/18-Aug.. http://ow.ly/i/R37d

The upcoming N.Bay circulation is expected to track W-N-W from 19-Aug and reach N.Chatisgarh, S-E.UP by 20-Aug.. http://ow.ly/i/R37W

During next 2/3 days.. strong ground level winds from W-N-W will prevail over S.Andhra coast, #chennai and N.Tamilnadu coast.

Offshore trough along S-W coast persists and it's expected to persist as a weak trough till 20-Aug.. http://ow.ly/i/R32w

N.corner Bay LOW is expected to be prominent by evening of 17-Aug... http://ow.ly/i/R33Y 

Already (5pm) , T.showers has popped over N-central,N,N-E.Tamilnadu. Less activity seen over S.Andhra.

#chennai - 5pm is having good sea breeze from East upto a height of 0.6km above sea level.

For the past 2 days, Tamilnadu & Kerala are getting good rains.. today also it's continuing .. http://ow.ly/i/R2TP

Last showers seen over N,N-W.Rajasthan and into Pakistan, Fresh showers are picking up again over E.India.. http://ow.ly/i/R2TP

More rain possible over S.Karnataka, N,N-E.Tamilnadu, S.Andhra and #chennai after 5pm.. as Vertical.V is HIGH again.. http://ow.ly/i/R2Qo

#chennai - till now 4:30pm is having a Warm & mostly clear day with preliminary T.cell formations seen over N-W from city.

#chennai - Yesterday night as well S-E,S,S-W suburbs of city got a good T.shower... http://ow.ly/i/R2SZ