90B, slowly intensifying and drifting WNW. Now a WML, pressure around 1002mb. "Cyclone formation alert from JTWC".. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/ozsCc.jpg

Latest multi-model track forecast for 90B. 

"It'll take a NW and then North route in next 48/60hrs" ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/ozsMG.jpg

#Chennai - 1:30pm, continues to have intermittent sharp showers. More ahead.

One shower "may stay long" around evening/night .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/ozsY4.gif

90B - moved WNW and slowly consolidating

7am, #Chennai , N-coast Tamilnadu, S-coast Andhra ... more RAIN ahead till noon...

upper-level wind profile suggests good for rains ! ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/oza8Q.gif

90B - consolidation observed along with WNW movement in last 12 hrs.

So far the low-level circulation is elongated... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/ozaDn.jpg .. 

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#Chennai - 4:30pm, lots of mini showers seen very close to coast and slowly pushing towards city... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/oxmBW.gif

Andaman sea LOW is now tracked as 90B.. in next 24hrs, it is expected to move West and intensify into WML or Depression.. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/oxnbw.jpg

Present Bay LOW is expected to become a Cyclone on Friday and move NW (towards N-coast Andhra) after reaching S-central Bay !

"mid,upper-level ridge from Pacific" .. This is why most of models are suggesting a NW movement for present Bay LOW after 24hrs .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/oxp4e.gif

4:30pm, T showers again along SW Karnataka, scattered over Kerala and the convective activity over 90B... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/oxnRq.jpg

November 01, 2016 at 09:43AM

"Smog / foggy" morning near Rohtak. #weather

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October 31, 2016 at 11:16PM

Sharp showers over chennai. Egmore 10:07pm, Madipakkam 10:30pm, Polichalur at 10:44pm got 8.4mm. #weather

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So far NE Monsoon is weak along Tamilnadu coast, N Tamilnadu and #Chennai.

And

Expected to be so during next 3 days !

Today till mid-morning, #Chennai suburbs, city experiences "scattered moderate / light rain".

Dry 2/3 days ahead !

5:30pm, Heavy scattered T showers again over S,SW Tamilnadu and into S Kerala .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/ouZc0.jpg

Till 8:30am today..

HEAVY rain over W,SW,S Tamilnadu.

Udumalpet, Vadipatti = 12cm

Pollachi = 11cm

Pechiparai = 10cm .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/ouZuk.jpg

Analysis show a strong easterlies has pushed into SE Bay and a weak low-level circulation seen over Andaman sea ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/ouZTI.jpg

GFS expects a WML or even a Depression from this present circulation over S-central Bay on 2-Nov ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/ov0wI.jpg

Towards Friday, GFS expects this upcoming circulation to become a Cyclone/Deep depression and track towards N Andhra / Odisha ! 

If "that" happens, most of Tamilnadu & Chennai will have DRY spell from 2-Nov to 7/8-Nov !

Meanwhile, scattered HEAVY T showers ahead for SW Karnataka, many zones of Kerala, W,SW,S-central,S Tamilnadu during next 36hrs... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/ov1lq.jpg

For N,central,coastal Tamilnadu, Chennai and S,central Andhra .. morning / mid-morning / noon "moderate, scattered rain" expected on 1-Nov.

October 31, 2016 at 07:47AM

Chennai - 7:45am, nice showers with thunder over NNW,NW,W suburbs. #weather

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October 30, 2016 at 07:57AM

Chennai - 7:56am, sharp showers now in Madhavaram zone. #iwm

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October 30, 2016 at 02:26AM

2:20am, zones of #Chennai getting first NE #monsoon showers. More widespread rain in 36hrs. #weather

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October 29, 2016 at 04:14AM

3:30am, Nellore getting smashed by heavy rains. #kyant renant. Happy #Diwali. #weather

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