Heavy rains over parts of Madhyapradesh, East-Rajasthan and over Gujarat. And very heavy rains over Orissa and North-east -coast of Andhra.

#Chennai - Again touches 37.3°C (2:16pm)

A new well marked LOW over north-west Bay, . http://ping.fm/QfVJf

Widespread rainfall activity with extremely heavy falls (≥ 25 cm ) is likely over Orissa during next 24 hours.

LOW pressure near Orissa ..??

Latest satellite pic

Shows heavy rainfall already over Orissa is still continuing. This system is driving in more moisture into Kerala and south-coastal karnataka.

Here's the forecast from IMD::

The well marked low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood concentrated into a depression and lay centred at 0830 hours IST of today, the 20^th July 2009 near Lat 21.0 ° N and Long 88.5° E, about 120 Km southeast of Digha and 160 Km east-southeast of Balasore. The system is likely to intensify further and move in a west-northwesterly direction and cross north Orissa-West Bengal coast between Balasore and Digha today, the 20^th July 2009 evening.

28 die as Monsoon drives into Karachi

According to the MET Office, over 100 mm of rain has been recorded in Karachi while around 90 per cent of the area remains without electricity for more than thirty hours. The heavy rain and gusty winds wrought havoc on Karachi's infrastructure. Over 150 people were injured and the death toll from rain-related accidents in different areas of the city has risen to 28. Most of the victims were women and children living in shanties. Here is a glimpse of some of the worst hit areas courtesy Dawn

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Monsoon erratic in North

The southwest monsoon remained erratic in North India today with several places receiving moderate to heavy showers while the rest craving for an incessant spell of rain.

Showers drenched parts of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana where the monsoon showed signs of gaining momentum while it was subdued in the national capital and some other places in the belt.

Despite rains, temperatures settled above normal at many places in Punjab and Haryana with high humidity levels, which fluctuated between 85 and 92 per cent, adding to discomfiture of the denizens.

Hisar in Haryana reeled at a high of 41.4 degree Celsius, four notches above normal, as Amritsar in Punjab too endured a hot and humid day with the maximum settling at 38.8 degrees.

As many as 32 mm of rains fell on the Union Territory of Chandigarh, 22.2 mm on Patiala, 10.

Monsoon rain kills 16 in Pakistan .. http://ping.fm/F60g7

Delayed monsoon sees mass exodus of labourers ... http://ping.fm/VLQRy

#Chennai gears up for the longest solar eclipse .. http://ping.fm/BKRaW