Rainfall till 8:30am, due to present W.D

HARYANA:  

Bilaspur 7, Jagadhari 6, Dadupur, Naraingarh, Safidon and Chhachhrauli 5 each, Karnal, Chandigarh Airport, Gohana and Sadhaura 4 each and Ambala, Narnaul, Chandigarh, Barara, Jind, Nilokhari, Shahabad, Israna, Panipat, Samlakha and Mustfabad 3 CM each

HIMACHAL PRADESH: 

Shimla and Kasauli 7 each, Nahan, Solan and Shimla Airport 6 each, Bhuntar, Manali and Paonta Sahib 5 each and Sundernagar, Keylong and Jubbal 3 CM each

JAMMU AND KASHMIR: 

Rajouri 7, Gulmarg 6, Quazigund 5, Batote, Banihal and Srinagar 4 each and Kupwara, Bharwah, Awantipur and Anantnag 3 CM each

PUNJAB: 

Gurdaspur and Dasuya 3 each, Patiala and Samana 2 each and Pathankot, Madhopur, Shahapur Kandi , Anantpur Sahib, Ropar and Sangrur 1 CM each

EAST RAJASTHAN:  

Ajmer and Pilani 1 CM each

WEST RAJASTHAN:  

Jodhpur and Churu 3 CM each

WEST UTTAR PRADESH:  

Nazibabad, Meerut and Sarsawa 3 each, Aligarh 2 and Bareilly, Shahjahanpur and Hindon 1 CM each

UTTARAKHAND:  

Dehradun 6, Mukteshwar 5, Tehri 4, Pithoragarh and Nainital 3 each and Pantnagar 1 CM.

Good precipitation in the Northern hills and plains, and lived up to the expectations of rains along Sindh coast (Karachi), Western Gujarat and Kutch, into Rajasthan.(The NE line as expalined last week).The induced low over Rajasthan did the trick. 
For the Northern plains, Delhi included), precipitation will decrease by Friday evening...Thick fog on 20th morning.

Now, J-3 estimated to move into Nepal on 19th Saturday, with heavy precipitation in Utterakhand and adjoining Nepal.
Kathmandu will get showers on 19th Saturday and 20th Sunday.

Entrie India and Pakistan region will get a 2 day "rain break" from 20th Sunday, i.e. 20th and 21st.

But, the cold NW winds will take over from 18th Friday, as the temperatures start dropping.
The Gujarat, Maharashtra and MP regions will feel the drop from 18th Friday night.

Detailed report in Vagaries...

Today morning, fog was observed over isolated pockets of north coastal Odisha adjoining   Gangetic West Bengal

Till 8:30am today, Lowest minimum temperature of 8.2°C has been recorded at Ayanagar (Delhi) in the country.

Showers in Delhi due to W.D

Reports of showers over Delhi from yesterday late evening...

RT @aknarendranath: Heavy rains and hails lash Delhi. @weatherofindia (17-Jan, 11:02pm)

RT @aknarendranath: Raining quite heavily in Delhi with an occasional clap of thunder. @weatherofindia (6:02am)

RT @aknarendranath: @weatherofindia Quite a downpour! (8:30am)

RT @aknarendranath: @weatherofindia Frequent rains in Delhi since last night. Wonder if we are on January or August. (12:10pm)

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#chennai - Today morning records 20.4 C... From morning of 20-Jan it is expected to be around 22 C.

A weak easterlies has entered into S-E Bay.. and its moisture may reach Central, S-E Tamilnadu coast on 19-Jan... http://ow.ly/i/1nP7K

Due to this easterlies moisture isolated rain, cloudiness expected over S,S-E Tamilnadu below 10th parallel on 20-Jan http://ow.ly/i/1nP9c

Due to the upcoming easterlies, a low level circulation is expected over 5th parallel S-E of Srilanka on 19-Jan... http://ow.ly/i/1nPbn 

The showers over N,N-central India due to W.D is expected to last till Saturday... http://ow.ly/i/1nP26

In N,N-W India, the day & night temperature is expected to fall again from tomorrow night.

The present W.D showers over N.India is expected to persist for another 24hrs before moving E-S-E into Nepal.. http://ow.ly/i/1nOGY 

From tomorrow, the W.D showers are expected to push E-S-E into Nepal and some spill over rain for N.Uttarpradesh... http://ow.ly/i/1nOI2

Some rain are expected over N,central Uttarpradesh on 18,19-Jan and odd showers for Bihar on 19-Jan.

The upper level circulation of present W.D is over N,central Pakistan. And the trough extends south up to S,S-W.Gujarat.

The low level circulation related to W.D is over W,N-W Rajasthan, and this will drift N-E during next 24hrs... http://ow.ly/i/1nOtY

During the next 24 to 36 hrs the upper level circulation and trough will move into W,N-W India... http://ow.ly/i/1nOBd

By 19-Jan evening, the W.D will clear from N,N-central India.