#chennai - 10:20pm, a T shower system is now pushing into W suburbs.
More rain ahead for the night... http://ow.ly/i/6G27Z

1pm, Massive rain seen all along from S-E Gujarat coast to S Karnataka coast ... http://ow.ly/i/6FGaR 
"central Bay is very active"

Good offshore trough seen along Maharastra coast upto S Karnataka coast ... http://ow.ly/i/6FGhi 
A good upper-level circulation seen along W, coast Maharastra ... http://ow.ly/i/6FGki 
And expected to persist for next 18hrs.

In 24hrs, a strong low,mid-level circulation expected over N-central,central Bay ... http://ow.ly/i/6FGnk 
On 29/30-Aug, the low,mid-level circulation from Bay is expected to reach N,central Andhra coast ... http://ow.ly/i/6FGqr 
And, the upper-level circulation is expected to cross S Andhra coast, #Chennai on 29/30-Aug... http://ow.ly/i/6FGsG 

Today, the low,mid-level circulation over S,S-W Rajasthan persists ... http://ow.ly/i/6FGvh 
This S Rajasthan circulation is expected to persist for next 42hrs !

Rainfall alert
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Widespread rain along Maharastra coast, Karnataka coast is expected to persist till Thursday morning.
Scattered HEAVY rain also expected for N,central Kerala during next 42hrs... http://ow.ly/i/6FGDx 

Before early morning of 27-Aug...
Scattered T showers for S,central,W Maharastra, many parts of Karnataka, W,S,N-W Andhra.
T showers also for S Karnataka, N,N-W,N-E,N-central coast Tamilnadu and S Andhra on today and Wednesday.

Scattered T showers for S Odisha, S,central Bengal on today and 27-Aug !
Today, Tomorrow - T showers for S-E,E,N-E Gujarat, S,S-E Rajasthan, W,S-W Madhyapradesh

#Chennai - T showers expected today evening into midnight.
And Showers expected around mid-morning of Wednesday.

Tomorrow, scattered T showers expected for Odisha, N,N-E Andhra, E Maharastra, S Chatisgarh.. http://ow.ly/i/6FGQB 

5:30pm, Scattered HEAVY rain over S,S-E,E Gujarat, W,central,S Maharastra, N,N-W,N-E Andhra, Odisha, Jharkhand.. http://ow.ly/i/6F2B8 

#Chennai - 7:20pm, T showers seen over N-W at around 130km from city. T Showers "may" push into city after 10pm !

#Chennai - Rainfall till 8:30am today...
Nungambakkam = 89.3 mm,
Airport = 85.2 mm,
IWM Polichalur = 45 mm.

#Chennai - 24-Aug, Midnight Thunder Storm... RADAR images video ... http://youtu.be/v9OXLgS8030


Chennai - 24-Aug, Thunder Storm "Lightning Video" ... http://youtu.be/a0m1CIap3MY

Posted Sunday 24th Night..

Initial Indication of Season Change is seen at 200 mb levels. Jet streams have become Westerly above the 25N line. Monsoon can see a change in the next 10 days...

A trough off the West Coast of India remains active.
A UAC could form in the trough somewhere around South Konkan.

On Tuesday, we can expect an interaction of North winds and West winds around N.I.Karnataka regions.

City weather and details in Vagaries

#Chennai - 10:53pm, its raining now over Polichalur zone with high winds.

RT @abhish05: @weatherofindia raining in T Nagar too. Thanikachalam road. 10:56pm  #chennai

#chennai - 11:49pm, heavy T shower with winds continue over Polichalur zone.
IWM Polichalur rainfall so far 35.7mm

#chennai - 9:45pm, severe T shower is now pushing into NW suburbs.
This can be widespread covering all zones of city http://ow.ly/i/6ECah

DHATSAN AYANAM & Rainfall

23.08.2014 16 LT

24.08.2014 16 LT

The downward [south] marching sun will be around 14 to 13 Degree North latitude for this date and time.

In land heating around this area is evident.









The South Indian Ocean (SIO) slowly getting warmer.

This diffuses the semi permanent high there

Impact will be felt on SWM rainfall after two or three days.

1:40pm, T showers seen over S Andhra, around 150 to 200km N-N-W,N-W from #Chennai ... http://ow.ly/i/6EvCC 
#Chennai - 2pm, After a cloudy morning.. it is getting hot and humid.
T showers expected to push in from W,N-W after 4pm.

RT @rajugana: @weatherofindia Bangalore 1.30pm, Sky dotted with puffy clouds, sun playing hide n seek.. sky pic http://t.co/m3oEdYvDJF 

Analysis show that low,mid-level circulation is now over Arabian sea near to Karnataka coast ... http://ow.ly/i/6EujT 
This circulation is expected to weaken and become a trough along Goa, N-coast Karnataka, S-coast Maharastra in 36hrs http://ow.ly/i/6EulZ 
On 25-Aug evening, an upper-level(500hpa) weak circulation is expected along Maharastra coast ... http://ow.ly/i/6Eun4 

Goa and Karnataka coast, N-Kerala coast to get good rainfall till Tuesday !

A weak mid,low-level circulation expected to pop along S Chatisgarh and near-by Odisha on Tuesday.

Around late-evening of 23-Aug, a weak low-level(850hpa) circulation formed along S Andhra coast ... http://ow.ly/i/6EujT
11:30am, Satellite shows rain along Karnataka coast and cloudiness, rain along Andhra coast (due to circulation) .. http://ow.ly/i/6Eusc 
The Andhra coast circulation is not expected to persist after next 12hrs !

Before morning of 25-Aug...
Scattered rain for S,W,central,N-W Karnataka, W,S-W,central,S Maharastra... http://ow.ly/i/6Euun 
Today evening, late-evening, Heavy T showers expected to push into W,central,S,N-W,N Andhra.
Today, scattered T showers for N,N-E,N-central-coast Tamilnadu and #Chennai as well.
Scattered T showers for Odisha, S Bengal, S Chatisgarh and N-E Andhra expected before 8pm today.

After midnight today, scattered rain expected for S,central Maharastra coast and Goa.
Moderate scattered rain expected over N,N-W,N-central Maharastra on forenoon of Monday.
Tomorrow afternoon again...
Heavy scattered rain for W,S-W,S,central Maharastra, N,N-W,N-E Karnataka, into W,N-W,central, N-E Andhra.
Tomorrow, scattered Heavy T showers expected over most zones of Andhra and push into S Chatisgarh, S Odisha.. http://ow.ly/i/6EuyN 
Monday evening, T showers also for N,N-E Tamilnadu, #Chennai.