#Chennai rain from 9:45pm

RT @maddysutrave: @weatherofindia #chennai - impeccable prediction of rain.. Though showers are heavy #mogappair 09.45pm 

RT @amruthaupendran: .@weatherofindia Spot on. Stepped out of restaurant at 10.05 in #tnagar and it was pouring... #chennai 

RT @am_venkatesh: @weatherofindia mild shower in anna nagar #chennai 10:07pm

RT @archvivekh: Raining cats and dogs in ambattur for the past 30 mins @weatherofindia accompanied with lightening and thunder! YAY! 10:10pm

RT @joesat: #Chennai - Raining steadily for the past one hour @weatherofindia #palavakkam 22:45 

#Chennai - 10:45pm, Heavy T.showers seen near Airport zone ... http://ow.ly/i/2MHJA 

#Chennai - 11pm, Polichalur zone getting strong drizzles.

Analysis and forecast for next 2 days

A weak upper level circulation over N-central Bay is expected to move into position on tomorrow, now seen along E.Bay http://ow.ly/i/2MFcQ 
A weak low level circulation is expected to be along N-W.Bay along Odisha coast on 4/5-Aug .. http://ow.ly/i/2MFoE 

During next 24 to 48hrs, high vorticity seen along S.Chatisgarh, N,N-E.Andhra and S,central Odisha... Scattered rain expected in these zones
During next 36,48 hrs.. high Vorticity also seen over N-W.Bihar as well.

Scattered rain expected for S.Odisha, S.chatisgarh, N-E.Andhra during next 36hrs ... http://ow.ly/i/2MFAc 
Less rain expected for most of N,N-W,W,central India and even for Maharastra and Karnataka coast during next 36hrs.. http://ow.ly/i/2MFAc
Showers for #Kerala to continue during next 36hrs.
On Monday, scattered heavy rain expected for N,N-E.Andhra, S.Chatisgarh, S.Odisha and over N,N-W,E.Bihar.. http://ow.ly/i/2MFGW 

On Monday, Rain expected for E,S-E.Maharastra as well.
From tomorrow, scattered rain expected for N.Bengal, Sikkim, N,central zones of N-E states.

#Chennai - light showers in next 1 or 2 hrs

#Chennai - 6:14pm, W,S-W suburbs get ready for some mini light showers in next 1 / 2 hour.

-- update at 7:39pm --

#Chennai - 7:39pm, a mini shower is nearing W,S-W,S suburbs of city in next 30 min.

#Chennai - light showers touched zones south of Tambaram and some parts of S-S-W suburbs at around 8:20pm.

-- update at 9pm --

#Chennai - 9pm, another round of light showers approaching suburbs, this time for N-W,N and W. Expected to reach in next 15 to 30 min.

Malout, S-W Punjab - #HOT

Malout - 2:42pm, "at present very hot and clouds clear out... now totaly cear sky and winds also stopped"

Past 30 days of Monsoon - LESS rain over East India

From 3-Jul to 1-Aug-2013, LESS rain seen over Bihar, E.Uttarpradesh, Chatisgarh, Jharkhand and even Odisha ... http://ow.ly/i/2Mz2y 

In past 30 days, Rain is seen in excess over central, N.Peninsula and along S-W coast of India... http://ow.ly/i/2Mz2y

#Chennai and #Bangalore - Today

#Chennai - 2pm, #HOT and humid, temperature is around 35 C now. Less cloud formations seen at present.

#Bangalore - 2:12pm, mild breeze from W-S-W. Temperature around 30 C.

After 4pm, High vertical velocity expected over N,N-E.Tamilnadu, #Chennai, S,S-E.Karnataka, S.Andhra. Moderate Rain expected in these zones.

Moderate short showers also expected for #Bangalore after 4pm today.

Heavy rain over Kerala and S.Pakistan

1pm, Heavy rain over S,S-central Pakistan and over Kerala, S.coast Karnataka ... http://ow.ly/i/2MyKw 

1pm, Rain also seen over N.Gujarat and into S,S-E.Rajasthan as well ... http://ow.ly/i/2MyKw

S.Pakistan showers are due to the circulation seen over N.Arabian sea along S.Pakistan and W.Gujarat ... http://ow.ly/i/2MyMe 

Another weak low level circulation is seen over N.Bay along S.Bengal ... http://ow.ly/i/2MyOg 

11 a.m KARACHI 03RD AUG 2013

heavy rains in karachi , pakistan