Monsoon Watch-5 Published..with detailed current weather...

...The Eastern branch of the Arabian Sea winds will gain speed, and SW winds will touch 30-35 knts near Maldives and Sri Lanka by the 23rd of May....Heralding the South West Monsoon in the region of Maldives by the 24th. Sri Lanka at this rate should get SWM by 26th May....and Kerala by 3rd June.

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Nagpur records 47 C

Chennai - today almost reached 40 C. It was 39.6 C.

Today, Nagpur records a #wow 47 C... and here's the list of top #hot 40s ... http://ow.ly/i/aUaRp 

For next 2 days.. No let up seen in temps for N,N-W,central,East and S-E India ... http://ow.ly/i/aUb2B 

Weather at May 20, 2015 at 07:02PM

6:24pm, a picturesque sunset in Dohnavur. #weather

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Monsoon for Andaman in near.

Today's low-level wind profile shows LWD from central Tamilnadu to S,S-W Bengal with weak circulation over N-E Andhra http://ow.ly/i/aU6au 

Yesterday's E,N-E Bay mid,upper-level circulation has weakened. Now a trough seen over E Bay upto N Andaman.. http://ow.ly/i/aU6pw 
This E Bay upper-level trough is expected to drift to Myanmar coast, Andaman and persist till 23-Bay... http://ow.ly/i/aU6IK 
This upper,mid-level trough is enabling the cross-equatorial winds to push into S,S-E Bay and S,central Andamans.
By evening of 21-May, the Monsoon current is expected to reach S,central Andaman and over S,S-E Bay ... http://ow.ly/i/aU73E 

Srilanka can expect the Monsoon on 29-May !
And 
S-tip Tamilnadu, S Kerala on 30-May !

In next 24hrs...
HEAVY widespread rain for most of Andaman ... http://ow.ly/i/aU7S9 
T showers also possible over W-ghats, S Kerala, N-W, N,N-central Tamilnadu and S,S-W Karnataka !
For 24hrs, scattered T showers to continue over N-E States of India.

May 20, 2015 at 06:58PM

Bhubaneswar at 5.30pm Temp-38c Humidity-55percent Real feel-52c. #iwm

May 20, 2015 at 06:57PM

Nagpur max 47c today. At 5.30pm temp was 44.6c. Hot 🔥 #iwm

May 20, 2015 at 03:36PM

Chennai - 3:30pm, temp at 38 C and feels like 50 C. #iwm

Weather at May 20, 2015 at 02:26PM

Dohnavur - 11:15am, clear day, due to low level NW winds no rain activity. #weather

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May 20, 2015 at 02:24PM

Bangalore - 39.2 mm in Bangalore yesterday. 11:36am, Slight hazy blue sky without a single cloud. #iwm

Weather at May 20, 2015 at 12:14AM

This was Bangalore evening, 19-May. #weather

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