Weather around India, 5:25pm

RT @aknarendranath: @weatherofindia Heavy rains in Delhi for the last half an hour and continuing (12:36pm)

#Kolkata - 12:53pm, "Intermittent moderate showers, so far 2 showers from morning".

Malout - 1pm, "Hazy with few low clouds, and a thunder shower seen over South"

Indore - 3:02pm, "Partly cloudy, mild with almost NO chance of rain"

5pm, Again Rain seen along either side of monsoon axis and upto the circulation over Odisha ... http://ow.ly/i/2NWff 

5pm, Today less rain seen over S,central Kerala but showers lashed N.Kerala and S,central Karnataka coast ... http://ow.ly/i/2NWff

RT @sanjeevnaique: @weatherofindia Cloudy weather in #Margao chances of #rain now at 5.45 pm 

Latest analysis show that the low level circulation is seen over N,central Odisha... http://ow.ly/i/2NWxu 
In next 18hrs, the circulation is expected to push into N.Chatisgarh and W.Jharkhand.

Chennai Region Rainfall from Jan-1 to July-31,2013.

Heavy rain, Landslides - #Kerala

Kerala rain: Tourists asked to avoid Munnar and Idukki hilly areas ... http://ow.ly/nErRv 

Rains claim 16 lives in Kerala ... http://ow.ly/nEs5o 

Heavy rain, landslides batter Kerala ... http://ow.ly/nEsi7 

Weather analysis at 12am, 6-Aug

A LOW pressure is seen along Odisha coast... pressure is around 998mb ... http://ow.ly/i/2NAuJ

And it's low, mid level circulation is seen along Odisha coast and into central Chatisgarh... http://ow.ly/i/2NAyR
The circulation is expected to move N-W and end up over E,N-E.Madhyapradesh and N.Chatisgarh in next 36hrs.. http://ow.ly/i/2NASz

Due to Odisha circulation high vertical velocity expected over N,S.Chatisgarh, W,S-W.Odisha, S-E,E.Madhyapradesh.. http://ow.ly/i/2NBa8 
A band of high vorticity is expected from E.Gujarat to S-central Bengal and W.Bangladesh on 7-Aug, scattered rain expected in these zones.

Forecast 
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In 24hrs, Heavy rain expected for Odisha, Chatisgarh, E,N-E.Madhyapradesh and over E,N-E.Maharastra .. http://ow.ly/i/2NBon 
By morning of 6-Aug, heavy rain expected over W-central Madhyapradesh.
Before evening of 6-Aug, Heavy rain for Himachal, Uttarakhand, central zones of N-E states.
Rain over #Kerala is expected to subside during next 24hrs.
Before early morning of 7-Aug, rain expected for S.Haryana, N.Punjab, Himachal, W,N-W,N-E.Uttarpradesh and N.Bengal, central zone N-E states
On 7-Aug, widespread rain is expected over E,N-E.Madhyapradesh, N.chatisgarh, N,N-W.Odisha and Jharkhand ... http://ow.ly/i/2NBHj 
From evening of 7-Aug, HEAVY rain expected for N.Bengal, E.Bihar, central,N-W.Uttarpradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal http://ow.ly/i/2NBUi 

#Chennai - 12:40am

#Chennai - 12:40am, as expected showers seen over W-S-W at 35km and over W-N-W at around 85km from city. These rain may push in in next 1hr

Salem, Tamilnadu - Rain

RT @aravindslm: @weatherofindia its #raining in Salem, Tamilnadu now (6:18pm)

5:42pm, Rain in Ayyampet, Tanjore district of Tamilnadu.

Super Rainfall in Kerala

Rainfall in mm ending 8.30 am on 05.08.2013

Panamkutty - 303

Neeriamangalam - 234
Vazhathope - 229
Idukki - 223
Peermade - 212
Thodupuzha - 208
Munnar - 182
Piravom - 174
Thamaraserry - 170
Myladumpara - 153
Sengulam - 149
Potingal - 141
Anakayam - 136
Kanjirappally - 133
Kakki - 123
Kozha - 121
Manjeri - 120
Perumbavur - 119
Kottayam - 115
Madupatty - 112
Chalakudy - 110
Aluva - 110
Vyanthala - 110
Kodungallur - 109
Kochi - 107
Ernakulam South - 107
Mancompu - 106
Kuttiyady - 105
Vaikom - 101
Chalakudy Dam - 100
Cherthala - 99
Karipur AP - 96
Kurudamannil - 96
Alappuzha - 96
CIAL Kochi - 95
Vadakara - 92
Ponmudi - 92
Kumarakom Agro - 91
Pamba - 90
Kozhikode - 90
Kayamkulam - 88
Kayamkulam Agro - 86
Quilandy - 86
Palakkad - 86
Aryankavu - 81
Trivandrum AP - 79
Angadippuram - 77
Varkala - 75
Kumarakom - 75
Ponnani - 73
Kottarakkara - 73
Haripad - 70
Trivandrum - 68
Chengannur - 68
Neyyattinkara - 67
Perinthalmanna - 65
Vellayani - 65
Enamackel - 64
Kunnamkulam - 64
Irikkur - 64
Thrissur - 61
Mavelikkara - 53
Punalur - 53
Pookot - 51
Nilambur - 50
Nedumangad - 47
Vythiri - 35
Pattambi - 34
Kannur - 34
Vellanikkara - 33
Kudlu - 33
Hosdurg - 33
Cheruthazham - 32
Konni - 25
Alathur - 24
Thalasserry - 23
Mattanur - 21
Thrithala - 20
Kollengode - 20
Taliparamba - 19
Mannarkad - 19
Thariyode - 17
Ottappalam - 17
Mananthavady - 16
Panniyur - 15
Vadakkancherry - 13
Chittur - 10

Compiled by Pradeep John

Satellite IR at 5pm - "Heavy rain ALL along monsoon axis"

5pm, HEAVY rain ALL along the monsoon axis from N,N-W.Rajasthan to Odisha ... http://ow.ly/i/2Nkjn 

5pm, HEAVY rain also over N,N-E.Andhra, W.Bengal and central coast, S-central Tamilnadu... http://ow.ly/i/2Nkjn 

Showers along N,N-E.Andhra, S.Chatisgarh and Odisha is due to a low, mid level circulation  over Bay near N-E.Andhra http://ow.ly/i/2NksA 

5pm, Heavy rain for #Kerala, S.tip of Tamilnadu continues ... expected to continue for next 36hrs... http://ow.ly/i/2Nkjn

#kolkata and #Malout weather update

Malout - 3:43pm, "clear skies with distant Thunder cells over S-W (into N.Rajasthan) may be raining over Sri Ganganagar"

#Kolkata - "a brief shower at around 12pm"

#Chennai - late evening rain expected

High vertical.V expected after 7pm today till early hrs along N-E.Tamilnadu, #Chennai and S.Andhra.. RAIN expected http://ow.ly/i/2NiQy 

#chennai - Had a good high cloud cover till 2pm and now (5:14pm) it's Sunny. Rain expected after 8 pm and towards midnight, early hrs.

5pm, Rain seen along Central Tamilnadu coast.

#Chennai - rainfall till 8:30am today, Nungambakkam = 12.4 mm and Airport = 5.1 mm