RT @chetanishere: fine bright sunrise in #velachery #Chennai this morning
The air is crisp and clear :) http://t.co/QLzuhusM  (7:36am)

#chennai - After 2 warm morning & day, records 21.2 C today morning.

#Bangalore records a max temp. of 31 C and a min temp of 19 C.

#Hyderabad is getting HOT.. yesterday's max temp. was 33 C and today morning min was 21 C.

7:30pm, Rain still seen over S-E kashmir, Himachal and Uttarakand ... http://ow.ly/i/1tQgI

7:30pm, Showers seen over S.Tamilnadu and S.Kerala again... http://ow.ly/i/1tQgI

7:30am, Showers also seen over E,N-E.Madhyapradesh, Central,N.Uttarpradesh and over most of Nepal.. http://ow.ly/i/1tQgI 

Till 8:30am today, some showers recorded over S.Tamilnadu, S.Kerala.. Rameswaram (Ramanathapuram Dist) 1 cm, Cherthala 3 and Alappuzha 2 CM

RT @rajugana: @weatherofindia Bangalore 10.20am, Cloudy sky in the morning, Sun is out now..

#Chennai city records a warm morning today... at 24.1 C.

The huge effect of F-1 over Pakistan is seen from the high amounts of rain and snow..above 200 mms in some places. PWP mentions of Jeddah getting 111 mms !
F-1 effects on Dubai annd Muscat have already been pictured on vagaries.

Wednesday F-1 moves away NE, and precipitation decreases from Wednesday afternoon...mild precipitation effect till Wednesday afternoon in Utterakhand, West UP and adjoining NCR and Nepal. Delhi can expect 5-7 mms of rainfall on Wednesday.

On 6th and 7th, N and NW winds pick up in the emtire region north of 20N line...hence cold wave in the marked regions. In some parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, MP and North Mah., night temperatures may dip by 5/6c from current levels.
Next 3 nights, likely to reach 7c in North Mah, Gujarat, 4c in Kutch and Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana.


But, South Mah (Pune/Solapur and Vid ) may not get the full effect as a weak low forms over the region on the 6th and 7th.
Some isolated rains may occur in S.Mah(interior), Vidarbh (including Nagpur) and adjoining N.I.Karnataka (including Bangalore) and Vid next 2 days.

City forecasts on vagaries..

Srilanka can get more rain from another weak easterlies and a circulation over S.Bay from 8-Feb ... http://ow.ly/i/1ttOf

Another cloudy spell with odd rain expected for S.Tamilnadu from 8-Feb.

RT @rajugana:  Bangalore 8.15pm, Cold & Mist in the morning, Clear sky,bright sunshine & a warm day, Clouds formation in the evening.

#chennai - All through the day had a warm day with high humidity and low cloud formations. 

Rainfall due to W.D over N,N-central India till 8;30am, 5-Feb

Rainfall in CM, recorded till 8:30am

HARYANA: 

Delhi Ridge, Lodhi Road and Safdarjung 5 each, Ayanagar, Narnaul and Palam 3 each, Karnal 2 and Chandigarh, Hissar and Bhiwani 1 each, 

HIMACHAL PRADESH: 

Kalpa 5, Bhuntar, Dharamshala and Solan 3 each, Manali, Nahan and Shimla 2 each and Sundernagar 1,  

JAMMU AND KASHMIR:  

Banihal 6, Batote 5, Bhaderwah, Quazigung and Kupwara 3 each, Katra and Pahalgam 2 each and Jammu, Kukarnag and Srinagar 1 each, 

PUNJAB: 

Patiala 1, 

EAST RAJASTHAN: 

Jaipur and Pilani 1 each, 

WEST RAJASTHAN: 

Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Sriganganagar 1 each, 

EAST UTTAR PRADESH: 

Lucknow 4, Fursatganj 3 and Bahraich 2, 

WEST UTTAR PRADESH: 

Hindan and Meerut 4 each, Jhansi 3, Sarsawa 2 and Bareilly 1

UTTARAKHAND: 

Tehri 6, Dehradun 4, and Nainital, Pithoragarh and Pantnagar 1 each.

8:30pm, Cloud cover over S,central Tamilnadu continues, More rain from W.D over Kashmir, Himachal, Isolated over W.UP http://ow.ly/i/1ttrf

By noon tomorrow, showers are expected to clear from kashmir and from Himachal towards evening... http://ow.ly/i/1ttv1

Tomorrow, most of the rain is expected over Nepal and showers will push into Sikkim, N.Bengal and Bhutan by late evening. 

Mcloedganj W.D snow and rain report - "moment-by-moment."

*Update @ 8:31pm... Another 0.19" (5mm) of rain and melted snow in the past hour.  Total precipitation now 4.28" (10.9cm) since Sunday night.  With a current temp of 37.9F (3.3C), it's hard to get this snow to stick and accumulate.  It is melting almost as fast as it falls.  Since the freezing level is just a couple of hundred meters above, we could start getting some significant accumulations overnight... but it's too close to call at the moment. 
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*Update @ 7:29pm... I have 1.66" (4.2cm) of rain and melted snow/sleet in my rain gauge since 4:30pm.  That amounts to a total of 4.09" (10.4cm) since this storm began on Sunday night.  Snow accumulation at my location at the very top of McLeod Ganj is about 1.5", and it is snowing (with a little rain mixed in) now.  Current temp: 35.4F (1.9C).
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*Update @ 6:28pm... Moderate snow (still mixed with rain) in progress here in the middle of McLeod.  It is accumulating on rooftops and cars, with about an inch of slush in the streets.  Will post temps and rain gauge info when I get back within reach. 
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*Update @ 6:01pm... Well it truly is 'moment-by-moment'.  A light, slushy accumulation of snow is already occurring in the main market in McLeod Ganj.   It is a very wet snow, but snow it is!

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Things began to change radically and dramatically around 4:30pm, with a sudden lowering/thickening of the cloud cover, the appearance of fog, and the development of some much more substantial rain shower action.  We've also had some sleet mixed in, along with thunder since just a few minutes ago (5:30pm).

This is now a moment-by-moment situation to watch how this huge storm system interacts with the mountains this evening and overnight.  The upper-level circulation is further north than expected -- over northeastern Pakistan, just west of Jammu -- but should begin to shift more toward the east during the next 12-24 hours.  This will put it right over Himachal during Wednesday.

The uncertainty that exists is a broad tongue of drier air which has been drawn into the midst of the storm's rotation.  That's what kept our rain amounts down today, and what could cut off the rain again later this evening.  On the other hand, this current deep moisture could remain entrenched along the leading edge of the mountains, providing us with plenty of rain and snow as the night wears on. 

Check back here throughout the evening for updated information, including current temps, rainfall amounts, potential changeover to snow in our vicinity, etc.