Friday, October 24, 2014

#Chennai - Rainfall till 8:30am...
Nungambakkam = 78.1mm
Airport = 85.8mm
IWM Polichalur = 66.9mm

Today, the low-level circulation is seen along S-E coast Tamilnadu and adjoining Gulf Mannar .. http://ow.ly/i/7kApJ 
During next 2 days, the easterlies is expected to be concentrated along N,central Tamilnadu coast and S Andhra .

Before midnight...
HEAVY rain ahead for interior,S,w-ghats Tamilnadu, W-ghats Kerala and S,S-W,S-central Karnataka.. http://ow.ly/i/7kAum 
Midnight today, early morning of 25-Oct..
HEAVY rain for S Andhra coast, N,central-coast Tamilnadu and #Chennai .. http://ow.ly/i/7kAwx 

S-E Bay is expected to pop a strong circulation on Sunday, 26-Oct ... and expected to drift West !! http://ow.ly/i/7kAAi 

90A - still a LOW, disorganized and tracked W-N-W


Analysis suggest that S-W-central Arabian sea LOW is still persisting as a LOW and not organized.
GFS model continue to suggest a Cyclone strength in next 72 hrs over W-central or West Arabian sea.

This slow moving system "can" make a landfall as Cyclone along South Oman coast on 30-Oct 
[or]
Dissipate over N-W Arabian sea itself around that time.

9am, Good convective activity seen along the system, but not orgazined.

Chennai - 6:40am, more rain pushing in and expected to last till 9am.

RT @fabwrite: It rained through the night & it's still raining.. @chennaiweather is it a holiday for schools today? @weatherofindia 5:53am

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Prevailing wind and TN rainfall

                                                                                                                




22.10.2014 /04LT
The series of LOW in Indian Ocean and adjoining Ocean is the result of weak westerly originating from
south Indian Ocean pressure system.

The TMD chart is showing that.  

It is further withdrawal of SWM from below 8 Degree North i.e further SOUTH below INDIAN  MAINLAND MASS.[KANYAKUMARI]

This make EAST-WEST trough (in weak westerlies)which is the origin of rainfall in TN

The usual strengthening of  HIGH PRESSURE system over Asia (Siberia & neighborhood and the Tibetan HIGH at 5000m high.) is to follow to enhance NEly in TN

Weather Instagram at October 23, 2014 at 07:12PM

This is Bangalore at 4:30pm, " Strong drizzle at brigade road in Bangalore." #weather


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Weather Instagram at October 23, 2014 at 02:55PM

#chennai - 2:50pm, round 2 of heavy T showers now lashing chromepet zone. #weather


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90A - S-central Arabian sea LOW


Analysis show a big low, mid-level circulation over S-central Arabian sea.
This is persisting there during past 2 days and now the pressure over the system is around 1007mb.

During next 3/4 days, GFS expects a N-N-W movement with instensification upto a Cyclone.
But ECMWF model predicts a Gujarat coast landfall round 29-Oct.

12:30pm, visible shows less organization and good convective activity around the system.

Meanwhile, N-E monsoon is expected to be active along Chennai, Tamilnadu coast and interior zones, S Andhra during next 2 days.

Weather Instagram at October 23, 2014 at 10:54AM

#chennai - 10:20am, heavy rain over poonamalle. Also over madipakkam, Polichalur, chromepet zones. #weather


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Weather Instagram at October 23, 2014 at 09:20AM

Pudukottai, Tamilnadu - 9am, heavy rain. #weather


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Chennai - 8:33am, warm and sunny, but rain expected around noon! Heavy rain seen along central coast Tamilnadu.. http://ow.ly/i/7jJwh