Mahabaleshwar records 432mm till 8:30am today !

RT @rajugana: @weatherofindia Bangalore 1.10pm,  Dark passing clouds, windy, no rain and bandh, empty roads.. http://t.co/fHWRucaQsn 

#Chennai - 5:41pm, another warm and cloudy day coming to end.
Again scattered moderate/light rain expected after 6pm.

#Chennai -5:50pm, Already light rain seen over North suburbs at around 20km from city.

Today, the Bay LOW, low,mid-level circulation is over N Chatisgarh and adjoining Odisha ... http://ow.ly/i/6pbrC 

And the Gujarat low,mid-level circulation is expected to persist over central Gujarat for 24hrs and fizzle out ... http://ow.ly/i/6pbrC 

The mid-level circulation over S,S-E Gujarat is expected to persist for another 2 days according to WRF model... http://ow.ly/i/6pbz3 

Chatisgarh mid-level circulation may not drift W-N-W, instead an another circulation is expected over S Bengal .. http://ow.ly/i/6pbH7 

Saturday, another strong low,mid-level circulation expected over S Bengal along N Bay... http://ow.ly/i/6pbH7

More rain ahead for E India

Today, the west coast offshore trough is active from N Maharastra coast to N Kerala coast, expected to persist for 2 days ! 

Today, the upper-level circulation(s) are seen over N Maharastra coast and over S-central Odisha... http://ow.ly/i/6pbRq 

The Odisha upper-level circulation is expected to weaken, drift, fizzle out over Jharkhand, N Chatisgarh in next 36hrs.

Almost the same case with upper-level (500hpa) circulation along N Maharastra coast ... it'll weaken and may persist till Saturday ! 

Rainfall alert for next 36hrs

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In next 18hrs, widespread showers expected over Chatisgarh, Odisha, N,N-E Andhra, E,N-E Maharastra, E,central,S-E Madhyapradesh.

Till Friday, HEAVY rain along South end of axis from E,S-E Rajasthan to Odisha thru MP, chatisgarh, Jharkhand http://ow.ly/i/6pc8y 

Till Friday evening, HEAVY rain to persist along S,central,S-W,S-E Gujarat !

Scattered rain to continue ALL along Maharastra coast, Mumbai, but the rain intensity is expected to be low from Friday morning.

There's NO relent of rainfall seen along entire Karnataka coast during next 42hrs.

Today after 6pm, Scattered moderate T showers expected over N,N-E,N-central coast of Tamilnadu, #Chennai !

Maharastra disaster and Rain report of 30-Jul-2014

Landslide in Maharashtra kills 17; 200 feared trapped ... http://ow.ly/zMltP 

Maharashtra hillock crash toll climbs to 25 ... http://ow.ly/zMlK9 

PUNE received the season's highest 24-hour rainfall of 84.3 mm till 8:30am of 30-Jul ... http://ow.ly/zMlRi 
BHUBANESWAR: Heavy rain on Wednesday, "several parts of the city remained inundated for hours"... http://ow.ly/zMlTL 

Davangere - 30-Jul, "After few days of break, rains have come back strongly today.Totally wet day today."
Belgaum - On 30-Jul, "continuous heavy to very heavy rain from 12pm" ... http://ow.ly/i/6p2MK  .. http://ow.ly/i/6p2N8 

Photos from Belgaum ::

Today, the N-W Bay LOW is slowly pushing W-N-W into land thru Odisha coast ... http://ow.ly/i/6os51 
Today, a mid-level circulation is popping over E,S-E Gujarat ... http://ow.ly/i/6os51

5pm, due to these 2 circulations...
HEAVY rain seen all along axis from N Madhyapradesh to Odisha ... http://ow.ly/i/6osbU 
5pm, Heavy rain seen over S,S-W,E Rajasthan, N,S Gujarat ... http://ow.ly/i/6osbU
5pm, VERY heavy rain seen along S coast Maharastra and over entire coast Karnataka, Goa ... http://ow.ly/i/6osbU

Today, the west coast Offshore trough is active from S Gujarat to N Kerala coast ... http://ow.ly/i/6osoZ 
In 36hrs, a LOW is expected over S-central Gujarat ... this will further enhance the west coast trough ... http://ow.ly/i/6osuG 

Today, 2 upper-level circulations seen...
one along N Maharastra coast, another over Odisha ... http://ow.ly/i/6osB5 
The upper-level circulation along Maharastra coast is expected to drift West slightly and persist for 2 days ... http://ow.ly/i/6osDV 
Meanwhile, the upper-level circulation over Odisha is expected to weaken and drift into N,central Chatisgarh in 36hrs http://ow.ly/i/6osDV

#Chennai - 5:20pm, So far a warm and cloudy day. Slowly clearing up now. 
Rainfall till 8:30am.
Nungambakkam= 8.3mm
IWM Polichalur = 0.9mm

#Chennai - This is yesterday's accumulated rainfall RADAR image ... http://ow.ly/i/6orKB 

Rain tweets from 29-Jul-2014
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ajoemanuel Jul 29, 4:03pm via Twitter for Android

@fabwrite @weatherofindia @chennaiweather Its raining in mogapper

OldSailor Jul 29, 5:09pm via Twitter for Android

@weatherofindia #Chennai #Nanganallur Light drizzle started 1705 hours pic.twitter.com/xeNrdRzsVS

#Chennai - scattered moderate rain expected today as well after 7pm and before 3am.

Weather Instagram at July 29, 2014 at 08:25AM

Dharmapuri - 8:20am, mild, windy, thin high cloud cover morning. #weather

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Posted Monday 28th Night:

BB-5 currently as a low, will deepen slightly to around 994/996 mb by Tuesday 29th /Wednesday 30th, and track inland as shown in chart. System will survive as a UAC at 700 hpa levels till Thursday.
Another Low forms over the Gujarat/Rajasthan region. This forms mainly as the axis slip southwards. Associated with a strong UAC, the other seasonal low will be capable of precipitating heavy rains in the areas shown. 
Very Heavy rains expected in Kutch.
Very heavy rains amounting to > 110 mms expected in Surat and Bharuch from Tuesday evening.

UAC 2 will move West and effect the Sindh coast on Thursday. 

Mumbai City: Tuesday 29th  and Wednesday 30th  city will see intermittent rains, occasional showers. Heavy showers with prolonged duration, can lead to flooding in some areas.
Rains would amount to about 60-80 mms on Tuesday and 70-90 mms Wednesday.
Summary: Mumbai City:130-170 mms expected next 2 days (Tuesday/Wednesday).
All Northern and Eastern Outer townships can expect very heavy rains in excess of 100 mms next 2 days.
Thursday 31st: After a wet morning, rains decrease in intensity on Thursday. 

from www.vagaries.in

Weather Instagram at July 28, 2014 at 02:25PM

2:20pm, KRP dam, Krishnagiri. Cloudy, mild and windy. #weather

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Weather Instagram at July 28, 2014 at 12:28PM

12:13pm, near krishnagiri, Tamilnadu. Cloudy, windy. No rain. Sign of heavy rain into SW Karnataka coast. #weather

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RT @aash_tvm: Surprise!! It is raining here after some days!! Unexpected!! #Trivandrum #kerala @weatherofindia 6:30am

Weather Instagram at July 27, 2014 at 05:39PM

5:35pm, a view of Yelagiri hills from Jolarpet . A moderate rain has swept this zone and drizzle now. #weather

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Weather Instagram at July 27, 2014 at 02:34PM

#chennai - 2:32pm, warm and cloudy. Today as well moderate rain expected after 5 pm. #weather

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Today, the N Bay circulation persists .. http://ow.ly/i/6m4hO 
11:30am, Showers continue over S,central,S-E Rajasthan, fresh showers breaking over S Bengal ... http://ow.ly/i/6m4n3 

The present N Bay circulation is expected to persist along N-E Odisha, S Bengal coast and drift inland on Monday .. http://ow.ly/i/6m4BO 

During next 12hrs, scattered rain expected over Odisha, S,central Bengal and Jharkhand.
Showers to persist over S,S-W,central,S-E Rajasthan during next 42 hrs.
Scattered rain also possible over N,central,E Uttarpradesh into Uttarakhand, Himachal during next 2 days. http://ow.ly/i/6m5aw 
Evening rain expected over S Karnataka and Bangalore on today, tomorrow!
Evening showers also forecast for N,N-E Tamilnadu, S Andhra, #Chennai on today, Sunday.
In west coast a Weak offshore trough is expected to persist providing showers for Maharastra coast, Goa, Mumbai, Karnataka coast for 2 days
LESS rain forecast for S,central Kerala during next 2 days ! While North Kerala to get some scattered heavy rain.

Today, N,N-E BAY has popped fresh low,mid,upper-level circulations ... http://ow.ly/i/6lxty 
Present N Bay circulation is expected to push into S Bengal and persist for next 2 days ... http://ow.ly/i/6lxNH 

6pm, Good scattered T showers seen over S,W,S-central Rajasthan.
Bihar, Jharkhand, S,central Bengal ... http://ow.ly/i/6lxWh 

#Chennai - 6:20pm, Pallavaram got a light shower for 10 min.
Now showers is drifting towards Sea and become heavier http://ow.ly/i/6luPO 

RT @rajugana:  Bangalore 1.47pm, After a Sunny day, Formation of dark clouds in the western Horizon !! sky pic http://ow.ly/i/6llUj 
RT @rajugana: @weatherofindia Bangalore 4.20...Formation of rain clouds ...sky pic http://ow.ly/i/6lqBw http://ow.ly/i/6lqBK 

RT @jomotseringma: @weatherofindia Rains in #Erode, Tamilnadu such a relief http://t.co/wKJrJFgDJY  (4:36pm)

Badlapur Heavy Rain spell with an Rainbow view (24-July-2014).

Heavy Rain spell with sun out later in the rain produced the magnificent view of Rainbow here.

Weather Instagram at July 24, 2014 at 12:22PM

#chennai - 12:20pm, another bright, hot day. Less windy today. Rain expected today evening as well. #weather

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Serious Drought In South Punjab. Almost NO Rain In Monsoon

rNo Rain In S And SW Punjab and the result is Serious Drough in Punjab Lack of Water for Padday Crop. Farmers Pray For Heavy Rains.

26,27 July Possibility Of Rain In SW Punjab Malout.

Form 26July Possibility Of Rain In SW Punjab Malout

Overcast condition in SW Punjab

Today early morning Clouds come Form North over sky of SW Punjab. And Winds form South

#Chennai - 4:40pm, scattered moderate rain seen over W-N-W at around 100 to 200km into S Andhra.
Showers will push into city in next 1.5hrs

RT @OldSailor: @weatherofindia #Coimbatore Light drizzle continues. Pleasant weather. http://t.co/diXQv7jGiX (11:27am)

RT @rajugana:  Bangalore 3.15pm, Dark passing clouds from SW and it is drizzling at the moment.. sky pic http://ow.ly/i/6jRw2
RT @rajugana: Bangalore 3.56pm, Dark clouds crossing from SW  and it is pouring right now.. oh...real downpour of the season !!!
It's raining  #rain#bangalore##awesome# (3:51pm) ... http://instagram.com/p/qyj8QNvlXr/

4pm, HEAVY and widespread rain over central,W,N-W,coast Maharastra and S,S-E Gujarat ... http://ow.ly/i/6jUaq 
4pm, HEAVY rain also seen along Karnataka coast, N,N-central Kerala ... http://ow.ly/i/6jUaq

Present HEAVY rain over W Maharastra is due to the upper-level circulation over W,coast of Maharastra ... http://ow.ly/i/6jUiu 
This upper-level circulation is expected to persist along N,central Maharastra coast for 24hrs.. HEAVY rain ahead for coast, #Mumbai.

#Mumbai - 4:46pm... http://instagram.com/p/qyqOFFKwaE/

Weather Instagram at July 23, 2014 at 04:12PM

#chennai - 3:30pm, hot and gusty day so far. Showers possible again after 5pm. #weather

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Weather Instagram at July 22, 2014 at 05:42PM

#chennai - 5:30pm, a moderate shower pushing into W,S,SW suburbs. Photo from Pallavaram. #weather

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@NeenaRai >> #Delhi - light or NO rain expected on today and till tomorrow evening.

@NeenaRai >> #Delhi - If low-level circulation moves into N Madhyapradesh.. there's a good chance of rain on late-evening 23-Jul and 24-Jul 

#Chennai - 1:20pm, Another HOT day at 36 C (feels like 40 C).
Yesterday light rain...
Nungambakkam = 8.2mm
IWM Polichalur = 0.6mm

#Chennai - After 5pm, Depending on sea breeze, moderate or light rain expected again.
It'll be scattered and not widespread.

11:30am, Due to circulation, showers seen over E,N-E,N,central Maharastra ... http://ow.ly/i/6j1Jd

Today, the low,mid-level circulation is seen over N,central Chatisgarh and along E Madhyapradesh ... http://ow.ly/i/6j1O3
The upper-level circulation is expected to drift into N-E Maharastra, S,S-E Madhyapradesh in next 24hrs ... http://ow.ly/i/6j1Ra
In next 36hrs, due to present circulation an upper-level circulation may pop along S Gujarat coast, N Maharastra coast. !

The low-level circulation is expected to drift W, and then North... may persist over N Madhyapradesh till Friday .. http://ow.ly/i/6j1VI
Present LOW over E,S-E Madhyapradesh, N,central Chatisgarh is expected to drift into central,N Madhyapradesh and weaken in 36hrs !

Rainfall alert for next 36hrs
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During next 18hrs...
HEAVY, widespread rain for most of Madhyapradesh, N,E,central Maharastra, most of Chatisgarh.. http://ow.ly/i/6j26P 
In 24hrs, showers expected to push upto S,central,S-E Uttarpradesh, N Andhra, N,N-E Karnataka and into S,S-E,E Rajasthan.
By morning, 23-Jul...
HEAVY rain will push into N,N-W Maharastra, S,S-W,central,W Madhyapradesh extending into S,S-E Rajasthan, E Gujarat.
Tomorrow - Widespread HEAVY rain ahead for E,S-E Gujarat, most of Maharastra coast and #Mumbai.
Scattered HEAVY rain to continue over Goa, Karnataka coast during next 2 days ... http://ow.ly/i/6j2kp 

Scattered moderate rain expected over S,central, N Bengal and one or two over Kolkata on today and 23-Jul.
Scattered HEAVY rain to continue over most zones of N-E states of India during next 2 days !

RT @rajugana:  Bangalore 4.48, Sunny, Windswept day with partly cloudy sky.. floating puffy clouds  ..sky pic http://ow.ly/i/6ikmB 

Weather Instagram at July 21, 2014 at 05:35PM

#chennai - a warm evening again. Less rain in July so far. Less chance of rain today. #weather

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#Chennai - 1:30pm, HOT July continue, 36 C (feels like 41 C).
Yesterday light rain.. Nungambakkam = 2.7mm

#Chennai - Depending on strength of sea breeze, Today evening there's a 15% chance of light rain after 4pm.

RT @IamKanal: Heavy Rain #Kochi @weatherofindia http://vine.co/v/M2MDarELKTP (11:45am)

Today, the N Bay circulation is seen over N-E Odisha coast and S Bengal coast ... http://ow.ly/i/6ie2T
12:30pm, Due to this circulation HEAVY rain seen over Odisha, S,central Chatisgarh, E Maharastra, N,N-E Andhra ... http://ow.ly/i/6ieij 

Present LOW,circulation over N-E Odisha, S Bengal is expected to move West upto N,central Madhyapradesh in 42hrs http://ow.ly/i/6iekB 
Low,mid-level circulation associated with this LOW is expected to move West into E,central Madhyapradesh by 22-Jul http://ow.ly/i/6ienj 

Meanwhile the upper-level circulation is expected to drift across Odisha, S Chatisgarh and push into N,N-E Maharastra http://ow.ly/i/6iepJ 

Today, West coast offshore trough is active from N Maharastra coast to N Kerala coast... http://ow.ly/i/6iesA 
W-coast offshore trough is expected to be active from N-central Maharastra coast to N,central Kerala for next 2 days.
A weakening expected in W-coast offshore trough from 25-Jul !!