Today, Chennai recorded a max of 37.6 C at around 11am and now, 4:45pm it is 29.9 C. IWM Polichalur is 30.3 C.
Thanks to heavy HIGH cloud cover. This cloud cover came into land from a Thunderstorm over Bay very near to Chennai coast. The T shower over Bay is due to the upper-level (500hpa) circulation over central Bay. 4:30pm, Now, HEAVY T showers seen over W,S-W from Chennai at 60 to 100km.
1-Jun, the famous SW monsoon date is nearing... and the parameters are getting right for onset over Kerala coast on 1-Jun-2015. Today as well, the N-S low-level trough from Bihar is seen upto N-E Andhra and will persist for next 2 days... http://ow.ly/i/b0gqx
Today, an upper-level (500hpa) weak circulation seen over central Bay and expected to drift W-S-W in 2 days... http://ow.ly/i/b0gtS On the day of Monsoon onset over Kerala, E-W mid-level (700hpa) wind shear zone will / should run thru 13/14N ! At present this mid-level wind shear zone is running from central Andaman to central Maldives... http://ow.ly/i/b0gEX Today's upper-level (500hpa) circulation over central Bay will drop a mid-level (700hpa) circulation in same location in next 36hrs. And this mid-level circulation is expected to drift West towards Tamilnadu coast on 30,31-May... http://ow.ly/i/b0gLL Gradually moving the mid-level E-W wind shear zone to North. So, monsoon for S-E Srilanka, Colombo expected on 31-May.
Latest GFS model, the Monsoon will reach S-coast Kerala, S-tip Tamilnadu on its designated date " 1-Jun-2015 " .. http://ow.ly/i/b0gSC GFS forecast for Trivandrum shows... 700hpa winds change to Westerlies on 31-May / 1-Jun ... http://ow.ly/i/b0hak
Meanwhile T shower activity over Kerala, N,N-W,central Tamilnadu to increase from today ! 27-May... T showers for N,central,N-W,W-ghats of Tamilnadu and N,central,W-ghats of Kerala... http://ow.ly/i/b0hok 28-May... T showers again for N,central,N-W,W-ghats Tamilnadu and scattered all over Kerala. S-coast Kerala, S-tip coast Tamilnadu can get early morning rain on 28-May. 27,28-May... some T showers are expected to pop into S,S-E Karnataka as well. Nor'westers again for N,central Bengal and E Bihar on 27,28-May. AND More HEAVY rain to continue over many zones of N-E states of India. On evening, late-evening of 28-May... T showers, dust storm possible for N,N-W Rajasthan and even into S Punjab.
Super #HOT days to continue for next 3 days over N,N-W,central,E-central,East, S-E and N,central Peninsula India.. http://ow.ly/i/b0fi6 Next 3 days, Above 45 C #HOT temps expected over Uttarpradesh, E Madhyapradesh, Jharkhand, Chatisgarh, W,central Odisha, Andhra, Telegana #Chennai - 10:50am, Temp is 37.6 C and expected to touch 41/42 C today before 2:30pm. During next 3 days, Vellore can touch a 44 C. And 43 / 44 C possible even for #Chennai. #HOT #Delhi - the temp is expected to be around 45 C for the city during next 3 days ! RT @ShrivantR: @weatherofindia #Delhi morning today was cooler than past few days. 27c vs 30-31c.
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