#chennai - had a partly cloudy day till 2pm. Now 3:33pm good sea breeze has set in from E-S-E upto a height of 0.3km above sea level.

#chennai - now have cloud formations... Today's max. temp was 36.0°C at 2:40pm

RT @divyeshudeshi: #rain #Mumbai  http://t.co/swPnMSlZ   (2:38pm)

RT @onlinegarg2006: Awesome Mausam of Mumbai.... Rain comes and goes every 30min.....  I m luvn it...... http://t.co/VBsol38V (2:30pm)

RT @samay86: View from my window filled with rain drops #bungalow #mumbai #dream #Photooftheday #wishlist http://t.co/O16ee7pK (2:29pm)

RT @theanujtiwari: @weatherofindia 2-3 hours has been raining in Lucknow. 1:50am

RT @rajugana:  Baroda 9.30am, Dark clouds from SW.. passing... as just passing clouds and Not raining.... just drizzling sometimes.

From 8pm, N.Tamilnadu just 120km S-W of Chennai got heavy T.showers. now 1:40am it has crossed into sea.

SW Monsoon moves further into Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab.. see map on Current Page 


While moving in, there was good precipitation in these states. Anandpur Sahib 14 cms, Chandigarh recieved 12 cms, Naraingarh 11 cms, Hoshiarpur 9cms, Nangal 6 cms. Delhi managed between 4-6 cms.


As the Monsoon progressed, there was very heavy rain in East Rajajsthan. Amongst the heavier falls there:Todabhim 14, Atru 14, Alwar 13, Kishanganj 11, Shahabad 11 and Chabra 8.
In West UP, Philbhit got 15cms. Varanasi got 9 cms.


So there was very precipitation along the Monsoon axis (line) as estimated. 

But, the Monsoon still has a long way to go..

#chennai - 5:40pm, Heavy rains over zone East of Walajapet ... it's around 80km S-W from city.

#chennai - Showers near W-S-W of Tambaram fizzled out quickly. Sea breeze is strong & Heavy cloud formations continue.. T.shower possible.

RT @dsanjeevkumar: @weatherofindia It is so hot and sultry at Guindy, #chennai at present (4:22pm)! No Signs of rain or cool breeze even..!! 

#chennai - 4:18pm, precipitation has started over S-W suburbs of city, now around 30km S-S-W from city. Heavy showers nearing Tambaram zone.

#chennai - 4:22pm, sea breeze seen upto a height of 0.9km above sea level.. this is good for present rains and more development possible !

#chennai - 3:03pm, good sea breeze from East and Cloud formation continues.

RT @ssaig: Rain #Kerala #Kochi  http://t.co/gE7wzga0 (2:39pm)