After 2-Feb, S,S-E,S-W Bay is expected to be DRY with NO easterlies expected till 6-Feb.
No rain for Srilanka as well !

A small rise in day temperature expected from 3-Feb over most of S,central Peninsula !

GFS plots isolated shower over N-E Tamilnadu, #Chennai before Sunday noon !!
Due to a weak mid level circulation along S,central Andhra
The weak mid (700hpa) level circulation along S,S-W,S-central Andhra is expected to persist during next 36hrs ... http://ow.ly/i/4scHW 

And isolated moderate rain may pop along S,S-E Tamilnadu coast as well on 1,2-Feb.

#Chennai - Yesterday's max temp was around 29 C.
Today morning, Nungambakkam = 21.3 C and IWM Polichalur station = 20.3 C

In South India, Adilabad records a low temperature of  9 C today.

Minimum temperatures across North India is around normal at this time.
#Delhi today records a low of 10 C.

Today morning, Narnaul (Haryana) records a low temp of 4.5 C.
Today's lowest day temp of 12.7 C was recorded at Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)

THICK fog was observed from morning over entire belt from Punjab to E Uttarpradesh, Bihar, this has reduced the DAY temperature in this zone

A good W.D system is nearing N,N-W India.
Expected to affect N,N-W India from late evening of 1-Feb... http://ow.ly/i/4sbwG 
On Sunday, Monday - Scattered Heavy rain / snow expected over Kashmir, Himachal... http://ow.ly/i/4sbG5 
On 2,3-Feb... scattered rain with cloudy day,night expected over most of Punjab, N,N-W Rajasthan, Haryana, #Delhi and into W Uttarpradesh.

On Monday evening, showers, snow expected to push into upper regions of Uttarakhand as well.

Badlapur Overall January 2014 Weather.

Temp Max & Min(Avg) : 30.0°C/16.0°C

Highest max temp: 32.5°C on 31 Jan (i.e today)

Lowest min temp:  10.8°C on 18 Jan


Rainfall : 1.0 mms on 21 Jan

An upper level circulation is expected to be over N-W,N India during next 18 hrs... NO rain expected from this system http://ow.ly/i/4q4mo 

A good W.D system is expected to affect N,N-W India from 1-Feb ... http://ow.ly/i/4q4sb 
The upcoming W.D is expected to give good rain for N,N-W,N-central India from 1-Feb to 3/4-Feb.
And more heavy snow for Kashmir, Himachal.

Some COLD day and night expected for S,central Peninsula and over E,E-central India from 30-Jan to 2-Feb.. http://ow.ly/i/4q4EF 

Today morning, Adampur (Punjab) records a low temp of 4.4 C.

#Delhi continues to have minimum temperature around 9 C... expected to be so during next 3 days.

Shimla continue to have warm day and nights.
Day = 15 C (7 C above normal)
Night = 6 C (5 C above normal)

In East India, Ranchi records 8 C.
In N-E India, Tuting (Arunachal pradesh) records 3 cm of rainfall !!
To know more about Tuting (Arunachal Pradesh) , Here's a good set of photos... #Travel ... http://flic.kr/s/aHsjqXbtsH

8:30pm, High cloud cover over N,N-central,S-E India ... http://ow.ly/i/4q3Uz 

#Chennai - Today morning recorded a bit warm morning with Nungambakkam recording 24.5 C

A weak easterlies expected to affect Tamilnadu coast on 31-Jan... some isolated rain expected over S,S-E Tamilnadu on 31-Jan, 1-Feb.

#Chennai, Bangalore is expected to have DRY days and Cold mornings for next 3 days.

#Chennai - Till 1-Feb, some low cloud formations can be witnessed during mid-morning till noon.

N,N-central,N-W India is #Cold again.
 Ganganagar, Churu & Erinpura (Rajasthan) and Najibabad (Uttar Pradesh) records 5 C today morning.

8pm, DRY all over India today ... http://ow.ly/i/4pk4x 

A good W.D system is expected to reach N,N-W India on 31-Jan or 1-Feb ... till then DRY and COLD over N,N-W,N-central,E India.

An easterlies is expected to affect Srilanka, S,S-E Tamilnadu on 29,30-Jan.
Isolated moderate rain expected for S,S-E Tamilnadu.

COLD and FOGGY conditions expected over N,N-central,N-W India during next 4 days.

7:30pm, NO rain activity seen over most of India. Scattered high cloud cover seen over E,S-E India and over W,S-W Rajasthan.

#Chennai - Today morning temperature, IWM station = 20.7 C (6:44pm), Nungambakkam = 22 C.

Till 8:30am today, Thiruvananthapuram records rainfall of 2 cm.

In most of N,N-central India today morning's low temperature was above normal by 3 to 4 C.
Meanwhile, Churu (Rajasthan) records 5.2 C

A weak W.D circulation is expected to give scattered rain / snow over Kashmir, N Himachal during next 24hrs ... http://ow.ly/i/4opCd 
After this system, NO W.D system expected to affect N,N-W India till 31-Jan.

Another LOW temperature was recorded at Bikaner Airport (Rajasthan) = 3.9 C
#Delhi - for republic day, Dense FOG expected till 10am with morning temperature around 9 C and day will be around 19 C.

RT @sanjeevnaique: Its cloudy here in Margao in Goa at 2 pm @weatherofindia 

11am, Dense fog seen over Malout , S-W Punjab.

1:30pm, Foggy, cloudy conditions over most of N,N-central India... http://ow.ly/i/4nFd9 
1:30pm, High cloud again from #Goa to Lucknow and Patna thru E,central Madhyapradesh, central,S-W,N Maharastra... http://ow.ly/i/4nFd9

#Chennai - Today morning temperature, IWM station = 20.1 C, Nungambakkam = 20.9 C.
Now 2:30pm, temperature is 30.5 C.
For #Chennai zone, the Low temperature is expected to be around 20/21 while Day temp will stick around 30 C during next 5 days.

Today morning Amristar records 6 C.

Its a holiday weekend, and how is the weather going to be ?

The west coast trough which had moved inland in the last week will weaken, and the Northern WD system will move away.
No WDs, no troughs, so what do we expect ? And an anti cyclone (High Pressure) in the upper air at 850 hp level sitting over the Central region for 3/4 days. MSLP also around 1020 mb around the core over NW India/adjoining Pakistan, and at 1018/1016 in Central India.
Dry weather almost throughout the entire India/Pakistan and Nepal region next 4 days.

Next major system in the region will be F-1, expected to be effective in Pakistan and India and Western Nepal. F-1 expected around 2nd February in Pakistan.

The Northern Plains will see NW winds, and a marginal rise in day temperatures, prompted by clear sunny skies. Delhi NCR will see Republic Day as hazy sunshine (but cold morning) and temperature range rising to  22c and lows at around 10c.

The Central Region of India will get the normal Easterlies, keeping the interiors of Maharashtra pleasantly cool at around 28/29c.
Mumbai will start to warm up this weekend, with sunny skies to around 32/33c. Morning East winds will become NE by evening.The west coast cities heating up to some extent.
Pune will be sunny, around 28/29c and nights will be at 13/14c.

The NW winds become Northerly by the time they reach Bengal. Cool and nippy, Kolkata will be warmish around 27c and 13c this weekend.

The Northern plains of Pakistan will see NNW winds, keeping the region dry and pleasantly cool. While the Sindh region with NE winds will be dry and cool.Day temperatures in Islamabad should range between 21c and 6/7c.
Karachi will be between 25c and 14c.

from vagaries

The W.D trough has weakened today, but the moisture push from Arabian sea into W,central,E-central India persists.. http://ow.ly/i/4n19M 
Cloudy days with moderate rain expected over W,N-W Maharastra, S-E,E Gujarat, S,S-W,W,central Madhyapradesh till Friday night.
Meanwhile, showers / snow expected to persist over Kashmir, N Himachal during next 2 days.

2:30pm, Cloudy, foggy conditions over most of N,N-central India... http://ow.ly/i/4n1pc 
2:30pm, High cloud cover with or without moderate / light  rain seen right from Goa to Patna across India ... http://ow.ly/i/4n1pc

Today morning, Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) records a low of 4.8 C.
While, Najibabad (Uttar Pradesh) records a low day temp of 14 C on 22-Jan.

Rainfall due to W.D, till 8:30am of 22-Jan
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PUNJAB: Amritsar 2, 
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: Banihal 7, Pahalgam 5, Jammu, Batote, Katra, Kukernag and Gulmarg 4 each, Srinagar, Kathua and Udampur 3 each and Bhaderwah 2, 
EAST RAJASTHAN: Sikrai and Sapotra 7 each, Gangdhar, Shahpura and mandrayal 6 each, Pirawa, Sapau, Bakani and Sarmathura 5 each, Pratapgarh, Bundi and Banswara 4 each, Vansthali, Sawai Madhopur and Kota 3 each and Jhalawar and Chittoragarh 2 each
WEST UTTAR PRADESH: Jasrana 5, Agra and Sikohabad 3 each and Aligarh, Khair, Etah, Jalesar 
and Hathras 2 each.

Rainfall till 8:30am of 23-Jan... 
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Ambala = 32.8 mm
Chandigarh = 32.5 mm
Shimla = 23.1 mm
Srinagar = 25.4 mm
Ludhiana = 24.6 mm
Patiala = 31.4 mm
Dehradun = 24.9 mm

HARYANA: Chandigarh, Karnal and Ambala 3 cm.
PUNJAB: Patiala 3, 
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: Banihal, Bhaderwah and Pahalgam 6 each, Batote 5, Kukernag 4 
, Srinagar, Qazigund and Katra 3 each.
HIMACHAL PRADESH: Una 9, Dharamshala 7,Nahan 4, Sundernagar, Kalpa 

and Solan 3 cm.
WEST UTTAR PRADESH: Jhansi 4, Orai 3 cm.
UTTARAKHAND: Dehradun 3 cm.

RT @malhotramona: @weatherofindia early morning shower in bombay http://t.co/JOTVX5yMRj  (8:35am)
RT @siddhray: @weatherofindia its drizzling all over Mumbai. Freak weather (9:19am)

RT @Delhirious: @weatherofindia spot on! Already raining in Delhi. (9:39am)

RT @rajugana: Bangalore 9.25am, Fabulous weather, chill and breezy with dark passing clouds..Sun is out now.sky pic http://t.co/qy3e4TYBKg 

12:30pm, W.D is full swing over W,W-central, N,N-central, central India ... http://ow.ly/i/4lELG

Forecast and Weather for 21st january and 22nd January:

J-4 follows J-3...More rain/snow for the North after a cold spell and wintry weather, Another Western Disturbance, J-4, now lies as a trough over the 58E line, and will move Eastwards, tilting towards the North.
An UAC over South Rajasthan and Gujarat, will remain stationary,and would merge into the WD trough on Tuesday, 21st. Simultaniuosly, another Line of Wind discontinuity lies over the Arabian Sea off the West coast, and this wouls also move Eastwards towards the coastline.

Resultantly, we would see a rain belt tilting form the Gujarat coast North Eastwards.
Except in the extreme North, dry weather in Pakistan. Strong NE winds blowing in SE Sindh and Karachi on Tuesday, at 30 knts.

Wednesday Rains moving overall Eastwards and into Northern India and interior Maharshtra.

Mumbai: Weather getting cloudy and nights getting warmer ! Tuesday will be cloudy and day around 28/29c. Light drizzle in some parts by evening.
Wednesday will also be cloudy after a rise in night temperatures. Wednesday may also see light rain in some parts .(Around 3-5 mms).
Sharp drop in temperatures from Thursday..
Outer townships may see some patchy moderate rains on these days. Around 5-7 mms in some parts.
Pune will be cloudy with rise in temperatures. An evening drizzle on Tuesday and some drizzles and light rains on Wednesday will add up to around 5 mms.
Aurangabad will be cloudy on Tuesday and overcast with drizzles and light rain on Wednesday..substantial rise in night temperatures to 18c.

Surat and Bharuch vicinity will get overcast skies and rain and drizzles on Tuesday ( Possible upto 5-7 mms)and Wednesday.

Delhi NCR sees the bulk of thunder showers from Tuesday evening thru Wednesday night. Possibly around 25 -30 mms. Max and min between 19c and 12c.

Kolkata, almost clear and dry, with days rising to 28c by mid week...

Maps on Vagaries

#COLD Rajasthan ... Kota records a low day temperature of 13.4 C on 19-Jan.
While Narnaul (Haryana) records a minimum temp of 3.1 C.

Another good mid level W.D trough seen along 60E and dipping south upto 20N.
In next 18hrs, upcoming W.D trough is expected to push moisture into W,W-central,N-central India ... http://ow.ly/i/4l8ut 

Due to this W.D trough, scattered rain with cloudy skies expected for W-central,N,N-central India on tomorrow ... http://ow.ly/i/4l8zC 
Tomorrow, Wednesday - moderate rain expected over E,S-E Gujarat as well and into W,S-W,N-W Madhyapradesh.
Scattered moderate / heavy rain expected for Punjab, Haryana, #Delhi, Himachal, Kashmir, Uttarakhand and into W Uttarpradesh on 21,22-Jan

#Chennai - had some isolated drizzles around city and suburbs.
Now 12:16pm, its warm with low cloud formations and movement from N-E.

#Bangalore - 11:30am, Mild drizzles over Domlur, Electronic city zones !

12:20pm, "#Fog in NORTH Punjab and #sunny in SOUTH Punjab."

12pm, Thick FOG seen over most of Uttarpradesh, Bihar, E Haryana... now slowly easing ... http://ow.ly/i/4kX0F 

12pm, Low and medium high cloud cover seen over most zones of Tamilnadu, S Andhra, S Chatisgarh ... http://ow.ly/i/4kX6K 

IMD: new image from INSAT 3D

IMD has introduced shortwave imagery from INSAT-3D.

Just in SSW to NNE direction medium and upper cloud coverage is seen.

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There was (and is [?] ) a notable temperature gradient along west coast.

TV reported light intermittent drizzle along north coast / west interior TN

#Chennai - 8:10am, Madhavaram zone got a heavy drizzle.

Mid, upper level W.D trough has moved east , now over E-central India... moisture, cloudiness seen over East India. http://ow.ly/i/4kwe9 
7:30am, Cloudy over E Madhyapradesh, Jharkhand and S,central Bengal ... http://ow.ly/i/4kwgo 

Present moisture along S,S-E Peninsula is expected to persist for 2 days.

Light rain, Cloudy day, slightly high min temperature expected.

Dense fog with cold conditions in Badlapur 18-Jan-2014

Badlapur min temp 10.8°C which is lowest min temp for current season till today. Also Dense fog engulfed the city with visibility dropping to 50mtr from 5.30am to 8.30am period today.

 

India's Wettest Places - Hulikal, Karnataka - Series No.3

Whenever people in India ask for wettest / Rainiest places they only know Cherrapunji or Mawsynaram or Agumbe. In these series, you will come to various places which i have identified to be wettest places of India. This series will be published every weekly. If you are fan of Heavy Rains and want to know more than Cherrapunji. Please Read it. Its only a compilation of data from various sources / articles / research materials.

Hulikal is a village located in the Hosanagara taluk of the Shimoga district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is known for its heavy rainfall. It is situated in the dense forests of the Western Ghats. Hulikal is heaven for nature lovers because the place is ultimate package of unlimited natural beauty. The real beauty of Hulikal can be seen only during in rainy season when small waterfalls come alive during monsoon. These waterfalls take birth during rainy season and vanish after the monsoon. Most of the waterfalls are beside the highway.  These temporary waterfalls do not have any name and they are very easily accessible. Here rains pour throughout the day without a break. Dense forests, small and attractive waterfalls provide rich treat to the eyes of those who pass through the road.

Heavy Rainfall
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Hulikal has been receiving more rain than Agumbe (which is called as wettest place in Karnataka) in most of times. In the rainfall recorded in the last 23 years, Hulikal has recorded the beaten Agumbe in 18 years barring 1995, 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2008. Hulikal has also received more number rainy days than Agumbe between 2008 and 2013. No doubt Hulikal is wetter than Agumbe. There are also other places which get heavy rainfall. One of which is Masthikatte, it sometimes receives more rainfall than Agumbe. The other places are Mani Dam and Yadur. While the Hulikal annual rainfall is over 8000 mm. Masthikatte annual rainfall is around 7700 mm. Mani Dam and Yadur gets around 6700 mm rainfall. These 4 places together makes it one of the wettest stretch in India or even in the world.

For Photos, vidoes and Rainfall data in Hulikal, Masthikatte, Mani Dam and Yadur visit the full article in the link below

http://tamilnaduweatherman.blogspot.in/2014/01/indias-wettest-places-hulikal-karnataka.html

1:30pm, Good showers seen over N Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Kashmir, Himachal, W Uttarpradesh ... http://ow.ly/i/4jAZR 
Mid, upper level circulation of W.D seen over S,central Pakistan and adjoining W Rajasthan ... http://ow.ly/i/4jB2Z 
Present W.D circulation is expected to drift E-N-E in 24hrs and fizzle out over Uttarakhand ... http://ow.ly/i/4jB61

Scattered heavy/moderate rain expected over N,N-central,E-central India during next 36hrs.
Heavy rain expected over W,central Uttarpradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana during next 36/48hrs... http://ow.ly/i/4jBag 

Today morning, Hissar (Haryana) records 3.5 C.
Most of other stations has recorded normal or above normal minimum temperature.

Lucknow records a very low maximum temperature of 13 C yesterday !
#Delhi records a low of 10 C (which is 3 C above normal)

For next 3 days, Slightly warmer morning ahead for N-central, E-central and East India.
South peninsula is expected to have normal mornings!

A good W.D ahead for N,N-central,E-central India. Rain for #Delhi on 17-Jan.

7:30pm, some showers seen over E,S-E Madhyapradesh, S-E Uttarpradesh and into Bihar, N Jharkhand ... http://ow.ly/i/4iu59 
Cloudy and showery activity over East,E-central India now is due to the mid level W.D trough moving east.
This'll fizzle out in next 12hrs.

Next W.D is expected to reach N,N-W,N-Central India on night of 16-Jan and into 17-Jan... http://ow.ly/i/4iuxg 
Upcoming W.D is expected to give GOOD rain for N,N-central,central, E-central India on 17-Jan ... http://ow.ly/i/4iuH7
#Delhi region is expected to get scattered moderate / heavy rain on 17-Jan.

EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS OF 2013

9:30am, Thick FOG cover seen over entire Uttarpradesh, Bihar, N Jharkhand, Most of Bengal and into Bangladesh ... http://ow.ly/i/4hAFY 
Today morning, Erinpura in Rajathan records a low temperature of 1.2 C.

Another mid level W.D circulation expected over central Pakistan on evening of 16-Jan ... http://ow.ly/i/4hAOM 
Upcoming W.D mid level circulation is expected to drop a trough upto 21N, so more moisture is expected to push into W-central,central India

Easterlies moisture now seen along S,S-E, most coastal zones of Tamilnadu.
Scattered moderate rain expected over S,S-E Tamilnadu, S Kerala !

Easterlies moisture is expected to persist over S Tamilnadu, S Kerala during next 36hrs.
9:30am, now cloudy over S TN http://ow.ly/i/4hAaA 

#Chennai - On Pongal day morning, Airport records 22 C.

#Happy Pongal, Sankranti, Bihu, Lohri and Eid to all our readers and followers !!

RT @journalistHari: Destruction of #WesternGhats has lead to reduction in #Monsoon rain by 20% during past 100 years http://t.co/SpEkluWOu8 

Outlook for Mumbai from 14th January :

14th January, Sankrant, and we need good winds for kite flying. So, late morning/afternoon will see NW winds at 15 kmph, and turning to winds from the North and around 15 kmph, but getting calm late evening/night. Temperature around 28/29c and morning will be around 18/19c at Scruz and 20/21c at Colaba.
Similar weather for Wednesday, brisk breeze, days around 29c.
Thursday 16th evening will be windy with WNW winds, and moist winds bringing in dew and some clouding in the night.
Friday morning will be foggy in the outer areas, with low around 16/17c in the suburbs. Windy in the day, with a high at 28c.
Friday partly cloudy specially in the outer regions.

A WD, is expected to cross the Himalayan States on the 16th and 17th. This WD will have a southerly trough in the plains. The trough slanting towards the SE (from NW), with an induced low around Northern MP/Adjoining UP, will have a favourable upper SW winds in the Southern and SE segment.
Rainfall is likely in MP, adjoining North Mah, and adjoining Western Up on 17th jan. 
Delhi NCR will be cloudy on 16th and with precipitation in some areas on 17th. 

Northern regions of Pakistan get rain/snow from the system, but rest of Pakistan remains dry, as the induced ( upper) low forms over India, and contributes most of the rain in the East of the WD.
Karachi will be dry, and between 25 and 11c...Thursday will be very windy, with gusty NE winds blowing.
Kathmandu may finally see its January dry spell broken..Rainfall expected in Kathmandu from the system on the 18th and 19th.
Due to J-3 pushing Eastwards, Heavy Rains expected in Dubai on Saturday 18th.

#Kolkata - 6:39pm, "Breezy weather now with temp around 20 C".
Morning temperature expected to drop to 13 C.

Amristar #COLD again today, records a low temperature of 0.4 C

7:30pm, Due to W.D, Cloudy with showers over Bihar, Jharkhand, N Bengal and into North of N-E states... http://ow.ly/i/4ghbQ
7:30pm, Easterlies activity seen over S Bay along 10th parallel ... http://ow.ly/i/4ghbQ 

Present W.D is now affecting East, N-E India... and expected to move away by Sunday evening ... http://ow.ly/i/4ghfJ 
Scattered moderate rain to continue for East,N-E India till Sunday evening !
Another moderate W.D is expected to affect N,N-W,N-central India from Monday... http://ow.ly/i/4ghhA 

Some scattered rain expected along S,S-E Tamilnadu on Monday, Tuesday due to upcoming easterlies... http://ow.ly/i/4ghjz 

An easterly wave is seen pushing into S-E Bay today... it's expected to reach E,N-E Srilanka on Sunday.

The upcoming easterlies may affect S,S-E Tamilnadu below 10N from Sunday night to Tuesday evening, showers expected http://ow.ly/i/4fQFY 
Some rain stats from S tip of W-Ghats during past 2 days due to "01B" ... Dohnavur 93.6 mm, Naraikadu estate 234 mm.

#Chennai - Today again had a mild day. Another 21 C morning expected tomorrow.
Present 11:34pm temp. is 23.1 C

#COLD Amristar again, today records 0.4 C.

Till 8:30am today, Fursatganj in East Uttarpradesh records 1 cm... due to W.D trough.

10pm, Heavy rain / snow over S,E Kashmir and most of Himachal .. due to W.D ... http://ow.ly/i/4fOSc 
Latest analysis show that mid level W.D circulation seen over central Pakistan and N-W #India ... http://ow.ly/i/4fOYD 
Mid W.D trough is persisting along N-W,W-central India ... trough seen upto 22N ... http://ow.ly/i/4fOYD

Due to this W.D trough, Moisture seen over E-central, E India... this trough and mid level circulation is expected move East in 24hrs.
The W.D is expected to affect east India, Bangladesh and into N-E India before Sunday noon.
Cloudy with moderate rain expected in these zone
10pm, Cloudy with light rain over E Uttarpradesh, E,N-E Madhyapradesh ... http://ow.ly/i/4fOSc

What are the health effects of EXPOSURE to COLD

Cooling of body parts may result in various cold injuries (A) nonfreezing injuries, (B) freezing injuries  and (C) HYPOTHERMIA  which is the most serious. Nonfreezing cold injuries include chilblain, immersion foot and trenchfoot. Frostnip and frostbite are freezing injuries.

Toes, fingers, ears and nose are at greatest risk because these areas do not have major muscles to produce heat. In addition, the body will preserve heat by favouring the internal organs and thus reducing the flow of blood to the extremities under cold conditions. Hands and feet tend to get cold more quickly than the torso because:

• they lose heat more rapidly since they have a higher surface area-to-volume ratio, and
• they are more likely to be in contact with colder surfaces than other parts of the body.

If the eyes are not protected with goggles in high wind chill conditions, the corneas of the eyes may freeze.

The most severe cold injury is hypothermia which occurs from excessive loss of body heat and the consequent lowering of the inner core temperature (internal temperature of the body). Hypothermia can be fatal.

Polar Vortex Sweeps US

The so-called "polar vortex" of dense, frigid air that dropped temperatures in some parts of the country to record lows is now spreading to southern and eastern parts of the U.S., shattering more temperature records, forcing flights to be canceled and keeping many schools and businesses shuttered. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCYx8_VwQtQ

#COLD over North India continues ... today morning Amristar records a low temp of 1 C.

Present mid level W.D circulation is slowly moving into N,N-central India... less rain activity witnessed so far over N-W,N-central India.
Mid level W.D circulation and its trough will slowly drift East across India during next 48hrs.
At present the mid level trough is seen along N-W and N-central India... moisture due to this is drifting east into East India.
Due to W.D trough... showers expected along E Uttarpradesh, Bihar, E Madhyapradesh, Jharkhand and Bengal on 10-Jan http://ow.ly/i/4f6bN 
On 11-Jan, Showers are expected into Sikkim and central,North zones of N-E states.

8:30pm, at present it's cloudy with moderate rain over N-E Madhyapradesh, E Uttarpradesh and N,N-W Bihar... http://ow.ly/i/4f6o8 

01B and it's rainfall for S Tamilnadu - Papanasam records 18cm

01B has almost vanished along S tip of Tamilnadu ... moisture persists ... http://ow.ly/i/4f1F9 
5:30pm, most of S,S-central,W Tamilnadu is cloudy even now ... http://ow.ly/i/4f2Rg 

Scattered HEAVY rain over Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Ramnad and Kanyakumari district on 7,8-Jan-2014.
Nagercoil - "got strong drizzles even today morning, due to 01B".

Rainfall (cm) till 8:30am of 8-Jan::
Rameswaram (Ramanathapuram Dist) 5, Manimutharu (Tirunelveli Dist) 4, Kanyakumari, Tondi (Ramanathapuram Dist), Vedaranyam (Nagapattinam Dist) 3 each, Pamban (Ramanathapuram Dist), Nagercoil (Kanyakumari Dist), Nanguneri (Tirunelveli Dist), Sivaganga, Ottapadiram (Toothukudi Dist), R.S.Mangalam (Ramanathapuram Dist), Papanasam (Tirunelveli Dist), Radhapuram (Tirunelveli Dist), Tirupuvanam (Sivaganga Dist), Ambasamudram (Tirunelveli Dist), Srivaikuntam (Toothukudi Dist), Palayamkottai (Tirunelveli Dist), Cheranmahadevi (Tirunelveli Dist), Tiruvadanai (Ramanathapuram Dist) 2 each

Rainfall (cm) till 8:30am of 9-Jan::
Papanasam (Tirunelveli Dt) 18, Manimutharu (Tirunelveli Dt) 12, Mylaudy (Kanyakumari Dt) 8, Radhapuram (Tirunelveli Dt) 6, Ambasamudram (Tirunelveli Dt), Kanyakumari (Kanyakumari Dt), Nagercoil (Kanyakumari Dt), Colachel (Kanyakumari Dt) 5 each, Cheranmahadevi (Tirunelveli Dt), Satankulam (Toothukudi Dt), Bhoothapandy (Kanyakumari Dt) 4 each, Ramanathapuram (Ramanathapuram Dt), Thuckalay (Kanyakumari Dt), Srivaikuntam (Toothukudi Dt), Eraniel (Kanyakumari Dt), Rameswaram (Ramanathapuram Dt) 3 each, Tiruchendur (Toothukudi Dt), Kuzhithurai (Kanyakumari Dt), Kalugumalai (Toothukudi Dt) 2 each

S,S-E Tamilnadu to get more rain and cloudy days on 12,13,14-Jan... as another easterlies is expected to affect zones below 10th parallel.

Today Dense fog engulf Badlapur so visibility got drops to 50 mtr.

3:37pm., Nagercoil , Tamilnadu - heavy rain.

Some Cold Facts of the North American Cold: 2nd Jan....2013
A whirlpool of frigid, dense air that pummeled much of the U.S. on Monday could break decades-old records from Montana to Alabama.

Tuesday's Lowest Temperature: -44c, Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, -43c at Eureka AP, Nunavat, -41c at Taloyoak, Nunavat.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, -34c, Rice Lake AP, Winconsin recorded -33c.
Quebec (Canada) has seen a new Low record on 2nd Jan when the low fell to -33.3c, beating the previous low of -29.4c of 1968.
Bogotville also set a new Low record when it froze to -40.4c, surpassing its previous low of -35.6 of 1974.

Max winds were on the Mt. Washington Observatory recording 75 knts.
Max Wind Chill was at Igloolik AP, Canada at -56c.

An Interesting fact today: There was a rise in pressure of 10.4mb in a 3 hour span in Argetia, New Foundland, Canada.
For Information, Coldest Place on Earth today (7th Jan): Selagoncy, Russia at -56c.

RT @kthirumani: Raining now at keela eral, Tuticorin district.  Tamilmadu @weatherofindia 9:38pm

8pm, Very active Gulf of Mannar as the remnant of 01B as a LOW pressure is slowly drifting S-W... http://ow.ly/i/4dOWw 
Nagercoil - 8:35pm, "Steady rain from 5:30pm due to 01B".
More heavy rain ahead for Kanyakumari district, Tamilnadu during next 18hrs.

3:30pm, remnant of 01B as LOW pressure is now over Gulf of Mannar... HEAVY rain seen along Srilanka coast... http://ow.ly/i/4dHhv 
3:30pm, moderate showers also seen along Rameswaram zone of Tamilnadu ... http://ow.ly/i/4dHhv

Scattered moderate / heavy rain due to 01B is expected for S-tip, S,S-coast Tamilnadu during next 36hrs from now.

#COLD morning for North #India... Hissar (Haryana) records a low temp of -2.1 C
Minimum temp over #Delhi continue to be around 5 C.
Jodhpur = 5 C ( 5 C below normal) and Jaipur = 5 C (3 C below normal)

Next strong W.D system is nearing N,N-W India... expected to be in full swing from noon of 8-Jan ... http://ow.ly/i/4dFR1 

01B - is still hovering over N Srilanka and adjoining S-W Bay ... http://ow.ly/i/4dcDN 
8:30pm, Showers seen over N,N-E,N-central Srilanka and into North Gulf of Mannar ... http://ow.ly/i/4dcHg 
01B is a Well marked LOW.
01B is expected to weaken even more and push S-W into Gulf Mannar in next 18hrs.

After this 01B, another easterly wave is expected to push in and expected to reach Tamilnadu coast on 13/14-Jan.

Today morning low temp over North India was recorded at Amristar (Punjab) = 1 C.

Today evening the Moisture left from W.D trough has drifted away into East,N-E India and into Bangladesh... http://ow.ly/i/4dcqE 
Next, strong W.D system is expected to reach N,N-W India on 8-Jan.... http://ow.ly/i/4dcvD 

01B - Now a well marked LOW, Heavy rain over N tip of Srilanka.

1:30pm, 01B - Visible shows Heavy convective activity over N. Srilanka and along S-E Tamilnadu coast ... http://ow.ly/i/4d1Gz 
01B - as of now is drastically weakened into a Depression or a Well marked LOW, lying along N tip of Srilanka.
01B - is expected to further drift S-W into Gulf Mannar during next 24 hrs as a Well marked LOW ... http://ow.ly/i/4d1Mb 

Models continue to forecast, HEAVY and scattered rain for S Tamilnadu (Tuticorin, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts) from tonight.
HEAVY rain warning for Kanyakumari district of Tamilnadu on tonight, Tuesday and wednesday ... http://ow.ly/i/4d1SM 

Kolkata - 1pm, "Gloomy weather, seems rains on the corner by evening.
temp under check big time , its just 22 C with 15 km/h winds from NNW"

01B - Deep Depression with less rain !!

12am, Satellite IR shows convective activity over N-W quadrant, very near to N Srilanka tip and some light showers also seen pushing into central,  S-E Tamilnadu coast as well.

Position is now around 9.1N , 81.2 E
ADT analysed pressure around 1008 mb.
US Navy suggests pressure around 996mb.
Winds gusting to 60/70 kmph.

Latest microwave imagery suggests that exposed center of system is slowly degrading... suggesting rapid dissipation of the system.
Still HEAVY rain expected for S-E coast, S,S-central Tamilnadu from evening of today (Monday).
Scattered HEAVY rain is still forecast for Kanyakumari, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli districts of Tamilnadu on Monday night, Tuesday and into Wednesday.
NO rain expected for N,N-coast Tamilnadu and #Chennai.

Mid level W.D trough is now over N,N-W India, and moisture seen over central,E-central, East India ... http://ow.ly/i/4cCpc 
Present W.D is expected to move away in next 24hrs.
Rain/snow expected for Kashmir, Himachal during next 24hrs.
Scattered moderate / light rain expected over E Madhyapradesh, E Uttarpradesh and into Bihar, N,central Jharkhand in 36hrs.

Today, FOG seen over most of Haryana, W,N Uttarpradesh, and E Rajasthan.
And COLD wave persists over N India.
Adampur (Punjab) records a low temp of 0.6 C.
A strong W.D system is expected to reach N,N-W India on 7/8-Jan.

01B - Nearing N-N-E Srilanka coast.

Analysis suggest a good system with less convective activity.
Present position is 9.3N, 81.7E.
Pressure dropped to 993mb according US NAVY analysis, but ADT analysis suggest pressure around 1006mb.
Wind analysis at 5:30am suggest a good wind wrapping around the center.

Visible at 9:30am suggests, good convective activity over its N-W quadrant, exposed center and less activity over other quadrants.

Most of the models agree to W-S-W movement from now on, making landfall along N-N-E Srilanka by tonight and the remnant to emerge over Gulf of Mannar.
HEAVY rain and high winds upto 60kmph expected over most of N,N-E Srilanka during next 24 to 36 hrs.
Moderate rain, high winds expected over Karaikal to Rameswaram zone during next 24hrs.
Scattered Heavy rain expected along Gulf of Mannar belt and into S,S-central Tamilnadu from evening of Monday.
Latest GFS model suggests HEAVY to VERY Heavy rain for Tuticorin, Tirunelvelli and Kanyakumari district of Tamilnadu on Monday night, Tuesday and even into Wednesday.