North India To Have Rain, More For Mountains Than Plains

Western disturbance arriving by evening today over Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh region. Mainly seen as a cyclonic circulation in the upper atmosphere, the weather system will have activity across the northern mountains and foothills of Punjab and Haryana. Northern parts of plains of these two states will also have scattered rain and thundershowers. Interior parts may skip this activity and possibly witness some clouding.

Western disturbance will take about 3 days to clear the region. Most of weather activity, both for the mountains and the plains, will take place in the late hours on 09^thNov and roll over to 10^thMorning. While mid and higher reaches above 12,000 feet may witness snow, the lower hills will be lashed with rain and thundershower activity. Rainfall is also likely over some parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. Udhampur, Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Pathankot, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ropar, Mohali, Panchkula, Ambala, Karnal, Chandigarh and some other neighbouring stations are likely to experience this weather activity late on 09^th and early 10^thNovember. Delhi will have touch and go situation and light fleeting showers may be observed during this period.

Night temperatures are likely to rise by about 2°C over the next 2 days and drop thereafter. In the wake of the system, a slight chill in the air across the mountains and the plains is likely. The mercury level may plunge to record lowest of 10°C-12°C at many places. Also, the surface and lower-level winds will pick up strength, between the 10^th and 13^th Nov. This may help disperse pollutants to some extent. Weather conditions will not be interrupted by any more western disturbances till 22^nd November.

Light rain in Pune may slightly disrupt ENG vs NED clash during WC Match 40

The 40th instalment of the ICC World Cup Cricket Match between England and Netherlands will be played at Maharashtra Cricket Stadium Pune on November 8. The match will start at 2:00 p.m.

The temperature range during the match will be between 31 and 23 degrees. Sky will be partially cloudy to cloudy with chances of very light rain or drizzle. However, we do not expect any significant disturbance weather wise during the match.

Humidity will not be high during first half of the match but may increase during second half. Therefore, chances of mild dew over the pitch and ground cannot ruled out during second half.

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[Hindi] चेन्नई में कुछ समय तक बारिश जारी रहेगी, दिवाली शुष्क रहने की संभावना

चेन्नई शहर में अब तक नवंबर अच्छा रहा है, जहां नुंगमबक्कम वेधशाला में 85 मिमी बारिश दर्ज की गई है और मीनांबक्कम वेधशाला में 91 मिमी बारिश देखी गई है।

स्काईमेट के मौसम विशेषज्ञों के अनुसार, हमें उम्मीद है कि 7 से 9 नवंबर के बीच अच्छी बारिश जारी रहेगी। 10 नवंबर के आसपास इसमें कमी आने की उम्मीद है। 11 नवंबर के आसपास और भी कमी होने की उम्मीद है जिसके बाद बारिश पूरी तरह से बंद हो जाएगी।

यह अक्टूबर और नवंबर दोनों के दौरान चेन्नई के लिए सबसे अधिक वर्षा वाला समय होता है। हालाँकि, इस बार चेन्नई के लिए नुंगमबक्कम और मीनंबक्कम दोनों में सामान्य भारी बारिश नहीं हुई है।

वर्तमान वर्षा प्रकरण में भी अत्यधिक भारी बारिश की आशंका नहीं है।

Chennai rains to continue for some time, dry Diwali expected

The city of Chennai has seen a decent November so far where in the Nungambakkam Observatory has recorded 85 mm of rain and the Meenambakkam Observatory has seen 91 mm of rain.

As per weathermen at Skymet, we expect good rainfall activity to continue between November 7 and 9. There is expected to be a reduction around November 10. Even further reduction is expected around November 11 after which rainfall will completely cease.

This happens to be the rainiest period for Chennai during both October and November. This time however, typical heavy rains have not been there for Chennai in both Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam.

Extremely heavy rains are not anticipated in the current rainy episode as well.

Bengaluru sees monthly rains in 24 hours itself, more showers expected

The city of Bengaluru has seen some rainfall activities for the past few days. Moreover, during the last 24 hours from 8:30 am on Monday, Bengaluru recorded 71 mm of rain, which is more than its monthly mean, that stands at 64.5 mm for November.

We expect more rain today and tomorrow. Today, we can expect some moderate rainfall with heavy spells in places. Most rains take place during the later part of the day. Tomorrow, moderate showers are likely. Day after tomorrow, rains will start reducing rainfall.

Thereafter, we can expect clearance from the region. Moreover, Diwali for Bengaluru is expected to be dry.

Heavy rains lash Punalur, Tondi and adjoining areas, more showers ahead

Heavy rains have lashed the southern parts of the country wherein some regions have recorded the highest rains of the season.

During the last 24 hours from 8:30 am on Monday, Punalur recorded 139 mm of rain, Tondi 96 mm, K Paramathy 67 mm, Dharmapuri 62 mm, Madurai 42 mm, Chitradurga 37 mm, Chintamani 36 mm and Mandya 20 mm.

There has been a Cyclonic Circulation over Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas, which have shifted, crossed the coast and gone to Lakshadweep. Trough remains along the Tamil Nadu coast and adjoining areas.

Good rains are expected to continue over many parts of South India right from November 7 to 9. Around November 10th, rainfall spread will reduce. Around November 11th, only the extreme southern parts will see showers. Thereafter, complete clearance is expected from these areas.

Typical Northeast Monsoon Bursts Still Awaited, Current Spell May Go Weak After Mid Week

Northeast monsoon has largely remained on the back foot this season. Monsoon made a silent start with absolutely mild current on 21^stOctober. Conspicuously, it failed to gather momentum for sufficiently long, leaving enormous deficiency in the month of October. There is an uptick of weather activity for the last 4 days. However, typical outbursts of seasonal downpour, at least over coastal Tamil Nadu still go missing. Somewhat active monsoon conditions persisting over South Peninsula now, will go mute after about 3 days.

The onset criteria of northeast monsoon had some gaps this season. The onset announcement is made after ascertaining the requisite condition : Withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon up to 15°N, onset of persistent surface easterlies over Tamil Nadu coast, Depth of easterlies up to a height of 5,000 feet over Tamil Nadu coast and most importantly fairly wide spread rainfall over coastal Tamil Nadu, South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining area.

Climatological Northeast Monsoon date is 22^ndOctober with standard deviation of 7 days. Most delayed onset was on 02^ndNovember in 1988, 1992 and 2000. The mean duration of northeast monsoon is about 75 days. The smallest duration occurred in 1992 (51 days) and longest (98 days) in 2005. However, there is no statistical correlation of NE monsoon seasonal rainfall with either monsoon onset, withdrawal or duration.

An off shore cyclonic circulation over southwest Bay of Bengal, in the proximity of Sri Lanka to start with and later shifting over Lakshadweep and Southeast Arabian Sea has triggered weather activity for the last about 3-4 days. An east-west trough from this system is still extending till North Tamil Nadu, cutting across interiors of Peninsular India. This weather system will keep the monsoon activity ‘on’ for another 3 days. The spread and intensity will substantially reduce on 10^thNovember and get further limited to small areas on 11^th Nov. This wet spell will marginally recover the huge deficit so far over the core meteorological sub divisions of northeast monsoon.

Mumbai weather to be dry as AUS takes on AFG in WC Match 39

The 39th instalment of the ICC Cricket World Cup match will be played between Australia and Afghanistan at the Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai from 2:00 p.m. today, i.e. on November 7.

We do not expect any significant weather activity during the match and the match will be completed with full overs. The temperature range will be 34 and 30 degrees during the match. Humidity levels will also remain low between 45 and 50%.

Chances of dew over the ground are ruled out. Light winds from the west direction will continue. The weather may be a little warm and uneasy during the commencement of the match but will become gradually comfortable by 7:00 p.m.

Feeble Low Pressure area may form around Lakshadweep region, nothing significant likely

A feeble Cyclonic Circulation is over Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas in the lower levels. As it is during these seasons, these systems travel from east to west. Following a similar track, it will roll over to the other side of the coast, over the Lakshadweep region and adjoining areas.

However, it does not have that much vigour and is not strong enough to cause any significant rainfall. Circulation may come up and a feeble low pressure may form over the region.

However, it may not sustain or intensify much. In the further subsequent 48 hours, it might fizzle out rather far away without any significant weather over the Indian coastline.

Good rains lash Andhra Pradesh, more showers expected

The state of Andhra Pradesh has seen some good rains, Both the subdivisions of Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra Pradesh have seen good showers. Moreover, during the last 24 hours from 8:30 AM on Sunday, Kavali recorded 102 mm of rain, the first three-digit rain of the region, Tirupati saw 62 mm of rains, Ongole 48 mm, Tiruttani 34 mm, and Nellore 17 mm.

The state of Andhra Pradesh was the largest deficit pocket of Northeast Monsoon, at almost about 87 percent from October 1 to November 5. These rains may help reduce the deficiency to some extent.

Rainfall activity is expected to continue over the region for at least today and tomorrow. Rains will reduce from Coastal Andhra Pradesh by November 8 and Rayalaseema will see a reduction by November 9. After November 10, complete clearance is expected.

Western Disturbance to arrive on November 8, rains likely

So far this season, there have been weak western disturbances that have affected the hills of north India. Rightly so, because stronger systems at this point in time are not expected to approach the hilly regions. As it is the month of November happens to be the least rainy month for North India.

Even if there are stronger systems, they are outliers as they do not happen to be a regular feature. They also mostly affect the mountains at this point.

A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to arrive on November 8. It will affect the hills on November 8. Starting November 9, its effect can be seen over the plains as well. Rains over the plains will not be widespread or intense but it will cover parts of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana. Delhi comes on the fringes of the system but some light rain may be seen.

On November 10th, rains will recede from the plains but may confine to the foothills. Hills of north India including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh as well as Uttarakhand will be seeing rains on the 10th as well. Final clearance will only be seen around November 11.

Higher reaches of the hills of north India may also see some light snowfall activity during this period. For now, the day temperatures may see a marginal drop and a marginal rise is likely in the minimum.