8pm, W.D is still active over Kashmir.

Kashmir Valley experiences fresh snowfall ... http://ow.ly/gp5vJ 

#chennai - Rain seen around 150km S-E from city ... convective activity is mellowed now, but expected to pick up again from early morning.

More showers for central coast, interior,S-E Tamilnadu from morning of 29-Dec... http://ow.ly/i/1iWIs 

Remnant circulation and trough of the present W.D is expected to persist and slowly drift E-S-E into N-central India.. http://ow.ly/i/1iUp7

Due to this, some showers are expected over Madhyapradesh, N.Chatisgarh and into E.India during 2,3,4-Jan-2013 >> conditions can change !

The moisture from present easterlies will push into S.Karnataka & interior Tamilnadu during next 36hrs.. scattered rain expected.

This moisture may even travel into N.Karnataka and into S,S-W.Maharastra as well on Monday... http://ow.ly/i/1iUnk 

Rainfall due to easterlies over S,S-E.Tamilnadu, till 8:30am of 28-Dec-2012.

Manimutharu (Tirunelveli Dt), Rameswaram and R.S.Mangalam (both Ramanathapuram Dt) and Satankulam (Toothukudi Dt) 3 CM each

Tondi and Pamban (both Ramanathapuram Dt), Srivaikuntam and Tiruchendur (both Toothukudi Dt), Radhapuram and Palayamkottai (both Tirunelveli Dt) 2 CM each

Nagercoil, Pechiparai, Boothapandy and Kanyakumari (all Kanyakumari Dt), Cheranmahadevi, Ambasamuthiram and Nanguneri (all Tirunelveli Dt), Karaikudi and Devakottai (both Sivaganga Dt), Karaikal (Karaikal Dt), Vedaranyam and Nagapattinam (both Nagapattinam Dt), Mudukulathur and Ramanathapuram (both Ramanathapuram Dt) 1 CM each. 

Today the easterlies is strong along central Tamilnadu coast ... and may creep into N.coast as well in next 12hrs.. http://ow.ly/i/1iUb3 

S.Srilanka circulation has almost persisted in the same zone, along S.Srilanka & mouth of Gulf Mannar ... http://ow.ly/i/1iUcj

COLA suggests that easterly moisture will be pushed into N.Tamilnadu coast and S.Andhra coast in next 12hrs ... http://ow.ly/i/1iUdh

COLA forecast.. scattered showers for N.Tamilnadu coast & S.Andhra coast during next 36hrs ... http://ow.ly/i/1iUef

Next easterlies will enter into S-E Bay by 31-Dec... !

Present easterlies showers will push into interior Tamilnadu and expected to persist till 30-Dec.

RT @rajugana: @weatherofindia Bangalore 11.00am, Morning Fog and cold, and now it is partly cloudy skies. 

A strong circulation is seen over central Pakistan as part of present W.D, it'll drift E-N-E during next 24hrs ... http://ow.ly/i/1iU5V 

Rain / snow from W.D will cease over Kashmir from morning of 30-Dec.

Due to W.D, rain expected over Punjab, Haryana and Himachal in next 18hrs ... http://ow.ly/i/1iU7x 

Till 8:30am today, Lowest maximum temperature of 11.0°C was recorded at Banda (Uttar Pradesh)

RT @aknarendranath: Cold wave in north, east India claims over 40 lives  http://t.co/cp0w3iwy @weatherofindia

Due to present W.D, "Heavy snowfall in Kashmir Valley" ... http://ow.ly/goOSc 

3:30pm, W.D is affecting N.Pakistan and entire Kashmir, Heavy snow over higher reaches of Kashmir ... http://ow.ly/i/1iU3q 

W.D is affecting N,central Pakistan and Kashmir.. Rain / Snow to continue for next 24hrs... http://ow.ly/i/1iRsB 

Foggy conditions over Haryana, #Delhi, entire U.P, Bihar, N,central,S-E.Bengal and most of N.Bangladesh... http://ow.ly/i/1iRue

9:30am, Showers has reached upto Pondicherry.. and may push North as well.

9am, Satellite IR shows, good rain all along central Tamilnadu coast... http://ow.ly/i/1iRq8

#chennai - 10am, Heavily Cloudy now, Almost NO ground level winds, Present temp. is 26.3 C and Chance of rain towards late afternoon.

The UAC mentioned earlier in the South, is set to enter TN on schedule by 28th. From this upper air system, already embedded in the trough, rains along the TN coast can be expected next 2 days from Friday. 

Chennai can get some showers, with gusty winds from the NE. Friday,Saturday,Sunday, i would expect cumulative of around 25 mms in Chenai.

as I expect the system to now move N/NW. Somewhat along the coast. maybe upto Bengal by the 31st...but this to be observed.

AS this moves, rainfall mov along interior Karnataka and into S. Mah by the 30th.

N.I. Karnataka can get showers on the 29th,and Bangallore a day earlier, as mentioned before.

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