Rain in Tuticorin after a LONG time !

RT @rshivaag: @weatherofindia >> Raining at tuticorin. Wish this should be first day of northeast monsoon. Happy. (3:33pm)

Where is Tuticorin ?? http://goo.gl/maps/6k9bW  "One of the DRIEST places in India"

RT @rshivaag: @weatherofindia YES raining after last year. #Tuticorin 

RT @rshivaag: http://t.co/02xuywKDaj http://t.co/lJBATAfFlf unfortunately rain didnt last 30mins (3.30 to 4pm) sky clear tuticorin 

Weather roundup at 3pm.. with updates from Kabarwala, Delhi, Badlapur, Bangalore

Kabarwala, S-W.Punjab - 11:30am, "Intermittent showers from morning, Rainfall till 8:30am was 14 cm"
Kabarwala - Pic of submerged agriculture fields after last evening and midnight rain ... http://ow.ly/i/2U2mc 

RT @ganpatteli1: Rainy morning in south #delhi  @weatherofindia  (7:37am)
RT @ganpatteli1: Drenched #Delhi @weatherofindia http://t.co/WFKQ3bCrpA  (8:28am)

Badlapur, 9:30am - "Lovely weather, as low dark clouds almost rushing to the base of mountain".. http://ow.ly/i/2U2ti 

#Bangalore - 3:06pm, "Raining in Anjanapura zone" ... http://ow.ly/i/2U2zd  >> Taken from Facebook Group http://ow.ly/o0TXa 

#Chennai - 3:18pm, Partly cloudy with BRIGHT sun shine. Refreshing to see SUN again after many days ! "Again showers expected after 5pm"

LOW over N,N-W Bay and N.Rajasthan, S.Punjab circulation

Today, LOW pressure and it's low,mid level circulation is seen along Odisha coast ... http://ow.ly/i/2U0Yw 
LOW (1000mb) along Odisha coast is expected to persist along S.Bengal coast and N.Bay during next 24hrs
Another low,mid level circulation is persisting over N,N-W.Rajasthan and S.Punjab ... http://ow.ly/i/2U15l 

Tomorrow, N.Bay circulation is expected to push inland thru S.Bengal, N.Odisha http://ow.ly/i/2U16a 
The N.Rajasthan, S.Punjab circulation is expected to weaken in next 24hrs.

Before today late evening.. HEAVY rain expected for N,E.Rajasthan, S,E.Punjab, most of Odisha, Chatisgarh, Jharkhand http://ow.ly/i/2U1aR 
Before midnight today, HEAVY rain expected for N.Chatisgarh, W,S.Jharkhand, S.Odisha and N-E.Andhra.
Scattered rain expected for S-coast, S,E.Maharastra, #Goa, N.Andhra and Bihar before morning of Sunday.
Next 2 days Till Monday morning, VERY HEAVY rain expected over N-central Chatisgarh, S,S-W.Jharkhand, W,N-W.Odisha "Flash floods possible"

Showers along Karnataka coast, N.Kerala and S-coast Maharastra during next 2 days.
During next 2 days, scattered rain possible for N,N-E.Madhyapradesh, S,W.Uttarpradesh, Haryana and #Delhi.

During next 2 days, LESS rain expected for Bangalore, S.Karnataka, N,N-E.Tamilnadu and #Chennai.. mini showers possible !

Chennai - 10:11pm, heavy rain over Polichalur zone for the past 10min
Chennai - 11:36pm, more heavy rain approaching city from West. Now nearing Tiruvallur, Poonamalle zones! Around 45km from city!

~~ update at 12:20pm, 17-Aug ~~
#Chennai - 8:30am rainfall stats, Airport = 36mm and Numgambakkam = 31.8mm

#Chennai - region rainfall accumulation map shows HEAVY rain over S-W suburbs of city, West of city, Chengelpet zone http://ow.ly/i/2U0Qo 

8:30pm, Tamilnadu update

8:30pm, Heavy showers sweeping N-E,central coast Tamilnadu now ... http://ow.ly/i/2TCCl 

8:30pm, Heavy rain over kanchipuram town... 70km S-W from #Chennai. And more rain seen over W,S-W from city and nearing suburbs.
#Chennai - 8:51pm, Showers expected to reach S,S-W,W. suburbs in next 30/45 min. Now Moon can be seen clearly over Pallavaram zone.

Weather at 7pm

7pm, HEAVY rain over Punjab, N,N-E.Rajasthan, E.Madhyapradesh, S,central Chatisgarh, N-E.Andhra.
7pm, Showers also seen over central Tamilnadu, E.Maharastra, Jharkhand and W,N.Odisha.. http://ow.ly/i/2TzT5 

Davangere - 3:36pm, "More rain activity since yesterday evening, now very cloudy and drizzling"

#Chennai - 7:50pm, a band of moderate "may" reach Chengelpet and Tambaram zone. Now around 100km W-S-W from city.

RT @neoashish: @weatherofindia  #Allahabad city - continuous Drizzling since 4 p.m. (7:58pm)

RT @ganpatteli1: thundering and lightening in #delhi. Heavy rain is expected @weatherofindia (8:10pm)

Heavy rain over S-W Punjab

Kabarwala, S-W.Punjab - "100mm rain in less than hour from 4:30pm..in my village kabarwala !" "Flash flood situations now" "115mm in Malout" 

Bangalore - 3:16pm, Chennai - 4pm "Rain"

RT @axpn: Heavy Rains lashing Bangalore now @weatherofindia (3:16pm)

#Chennai - 4:04pm, Drizzle in Pallavaram zone and sharp showers now over S-W,S suburbs of city.

RT @vigneshmohan: @weatherofindia Heavy Rains over Taramani Region :)  #Chennai (4:25pm)

2pm, Raining over central,N-E.Andhra, #Delhi, W.Uttarpradesh

2pm, Heavy rain N-E,central-coast Andhra, Karnataka coast, N-E.Madhyapradesh, S,W,N-W.Uttarpradesh http://ow.ly/i/2Tri3 
2pm, Showers also seen over S,N.Punjab, Haryana, #Delhi, N,N-W.Rajasthan, N-central.Jharkhand.. http://ow.ly/i/2Tri3

Yesterday's low,mid level W-central Bay circulation is seen near N-E.Andhra coast ... http://ow.ly/i/2Trmj 
The upper level circulation is seen near S.Andhra coast and #Chennai ... http://ow.ly/i/2TrpC 















The upper level circulation is expected to move along S-E coast and reach N.Odisha coast, N.Bay on 17,18-Aug.
A LOW pressure system is expected over N.Bay along S.Bengal, S.Bangladesh on 17-Aug.

#Chennai - 3pm, cloudy and a warm day so far. Moderate rain seen over W-S-W at around 60km from city and moving towards W,S-W suburbs.

RT @ganpatteli1: @weatherofindia heavy rain in #Delhi (9:17am)

Forecast for Andhra coast, #Chennai, Karnataka, Kerala, #Delhi

During next 24hrs from now(12am) .. Heavy, Very Heavy rain expected along S,central.Andhra coast ... http://ow.ly/i/2T8OQ 

Heavy rains also expected to push into central,N-E.Andhra as during next 24hs.

During next 8hrs, Showers also expected over N,N-E,central-coast Tamilnadu ... http://ow.ly/i/2T91U 
#Chennai - After a long break from 9am, 15-Aug... city can expect moderate rain in next 8hrs.

The circulation along central Andhra coast is expected to drift up to N-E.Andhra coast by late evening today.
Heavy rains will start opening up over N-E.Andhra as well from late noon today.

This Andhra coast circulation, trough will activate heavy rains along Karnataka coast, N,central Kerala during next 24hrs.

In next 24hrs, moderate rains expected over N,N-E.Rajasthan, #Delhi, S.Haryana, W.Uttarpradesh.
As the W.Rajasthan circulation persists, more showers ahead for W,S-W.Rajasthan and into adjoining Pakistan zones in next 24hrs.

12am, RADAR shows .. rains persisting over S,central Andhra coast (Nellore, north of it) .. and Heavy rains sweeping zones S-W of Puducherry