Chennai - tonight and early morning !

Heavy T.showers seen over S.Andhra around 170km N-W from #Chennai.

#Chennai - 9:20pm, High cloud cover continues from Morning.

#Chennai - Can expect a T.shower moving in after or around midnight (or) Can expect a drizzle towards early hrs and into morning.

Evening weather analysis and forecast for next 2 days.

Today, a weak LOW is seen along N-E.Andhra.. it is expected to expand or push into Odisha in next 18hrs ... http://ow.ly/i/2xekh 

The offshore trough along S-W coast persists and will persist for another 3 days.

Today morning's low,mid level circulation over W.Madhyapradesh & S,S-E.Rajasthan expected to vanish along same zone http://ow.ly/i/2xezY

On 6-Jul, a mid level circulation is expected to pop along N-E.Andhra over N-W Bay ... http://ow.ly/i/2xeGo >> No movement expected !

On 6-Jul, a weak low level circulation expected over E.Uttarpradesh and along W.Bihar ... http://ow.ly/i/2xeRC 

Today the upper level circulation along Maharastra coast has drifted W-N-W... http://ow.ly/i/2xeYu 

An upper level circulation has popped along S-W-central Bay. Present cloud activity over S-central Bay is due to that http://ow.ly/i/2xf7L

The circulation over S-W-Central Bay is expected persist for next 2 days.. and good scattered rain expected for S-interior Peninsula.

For 2 days, CLOUDY days ahead for Tamilnadu coast, S,central Andhra coast.. with evening/night rain in these zones.. http://ow.ly/i/2xft1 

In 24hrs, Rain expected to persist for N,N-W.Uttarpradesh, Gujarat, W,N-W.Madhyapradesh into S-E,E.Rajasthan.. http://ow.ly/i/2xfBH 

Scattered rain expected to continue for Odisha, N,N-E.Andhra spreading into most of Chatisgarh during next 2 days.. http://ow.ly/i/2xfGT 

On Sunday, HEAVY rain expected for W,N-W.Uttarpradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, #Delhi, E,N-E.Rajasthan into Punjab ... http://ow.ly/i/2xfGT

For next 3 days, NO lull in rain seen along N,central Kerala, Karnataka coast, #Goa up to S.Maharastra coast.

HEAVY rain to continue for N.Bengal, Sikkim and into N,central zones of N-E states for next 3 days!

Waterfall at lonavala

Waterfall at lonavala

Its full blown monsoon in lonavala

Mist covered hills at lonavala

Serene monsoon view from lonavala lake

Update from Belgaum, Malout and Malappuram.

Belgaum - 7:10pm, "mid night got heavy rain..from morning no rain here.Afternoon got rain for 10 mins,no such significant rain today."

Weather photo from Belgaum at 4pm... http://ow.ly/i/2xb8f 

Malout, Punjab - "Today felt like 42+ C, partly cloudy and with SE winds"

RT @saifarash: Rain..... frm Malappuram #kerala http://t.co/YOrOwzwYx0 http://ow.ly/i/2xbsB (2:52pm)

Where is Malappuram in Kerala? .. http://goo.gl/maps/WOlnA

Davangere update and Satellite IR at 5:30pm

Davangere - 6pm, "Almost every cloud was eager to come down! sunny and few strong passing showers."

5:30pm, Rain over N.Punjab, E,central Uttarpradesh, S-W.Bihar, central, W.Rajasthan, S,S-W.Karnataka, S.Tamilnadu.. http://ow.ly/i/2x99M 

5:30pm, Showers continue over N,central Kerala .. http://ow.ly/i/2x99M

Stations in Karnataka which crossed 600 mm rainfall in 2 days

Stations in Karnataka which crossed 600 mm rainfall in 2 days

Hulikal - 674 mm in 2 days (393 mm on 3rd and 281 mm on 4th)

Mastikatte - 655 mm in 2 days (395 mm on 3rd and 260 mm on 4th)

Subramanya - 635 mm in 2 days (449 mm on 4th and 186 mm on 5th)

Temperature and Satellite IR report at 1:30pm

1:30pm, Showers popping over N,W,N-W.Uttarpradesh, N.Haryana, last rains seen along W.Gujarat.. http://ow.ly/i/2x32M 

1:30pm, Rain also seen over N,central Bihar, and rain continue over S.coast Karnataka and N,central Kerala ... http://ow.ly/i/2x32M

#HOT at 2pm, #Delhi, Amristar = 36 C and Jaipur = 35 C >> All these cities can expect rain during next 3 days!

#Chennai - HEAVY cloud cover from morning till now 2:21pm. Now showing signs of clearing. Warm, temperature around 33 C.

Today evening, night, Good chance of rain again for N-E.Tamilnadu, #Chennai and S.Andhra ... http://ow.ly/i/2x3bj 

Kannur and Badlapur update

RT @pvvn4u: Its raining, raining and raining in #Kerala #Kannur. @weatherofindia (11:40pm, 4-Jul)

Badlapur, on 4-Jul. "Just Few passing shower . Less rain since yesterday."

Rainfall Averages for Thiruvananthapuram and Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal

No of Months with average rainfall greater than 100mm = 8

No of Months with average rainfall greater than 150mm = 3

Wettest Months

October - 248.2mm

September - 240.7mm

November - 236.3mm

Total Annual Rainfall - 1593.5mm

Thiruvananthapuram

No of Months with average rainfall greater than 100mm = 8

No of Months with average rainfall greater than 150mm = 7

Wettest Months

June - 330.4mm

October - 254.5mm

November - 211.9mm

Total Annual Rainfall - 1754.2mm