Skymet weather

Weather in major airports in India on 22nd May 2013

Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
No Delays – Dust raising winds could drop visibility in Delhi during the next 24 hours. Hot and dry weather conditions will prevail in Delhi. Westerly to southwesterly winds could prevail.

Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, Amritsar
No Delays – Temperature in Amritsar airport will remain stable. Sky in Amritsar will be mainly clear. Northwesterly winds will blow.

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow
No Delays – Lower forties temperature in Lucknow airport will continue. Sky remains mainly clear. Wind direction will be northwest during the day and easterly to southeasterly during the early morning hours. Morning hours will be humid.

Lal Bahadur Shashtri International Airport, Varanasi
No Delays – Hot and humid weather conditions will prevail in Varanasi airport. A mainly clear sky is expected.  Winds will blow from east.

Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Airport, Patna
No Delays – Patna airport will have a partly cloudy sky and the day will be hot. Night will be humid as easterly winds will continue during the period.

Netaji Subash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
No delays – Warm and humid weather will continue in Kolkata airport. Rain is expected. Sky will be partly cloudy. Southerly winds will continue.

Bangalore Airport
No delays – Rain is expected at Bangalore airport during daytime tomorrow. Sky will be partly cloudy. Wind direction will be westerly.

 

Photograph by Ramesh NG

Heat wave refuses to leave Delhi; rain persists in south, northeast

Temperatures in Delhi could fall marginally in the next 24 hours but that would not limit the effect of the persistent heat wave during the next two to three days. Day temperature in Delhi will remain in the range of 44 to 46 degrees. Heat wave conditions will also prevail in some parts of northwest, central and east India in the coming few days. Rain will continue in northeast and south India and over some parts of east India in the next three days.

A change in wind direction from west to southwest will bring a momentary relief from the heat wave conditions as temperatures may go down during the next 24 hours. But thereafter, the heat wave in Delhi will continue with the least temperature at around 29 degrees in the morning hours and highest temperature of 45 degrees or more in different parts of the city.

Similar dry and hot conditions would prevail in most of the parts of north and northwest India. Some parts will continue to witness severe heat wave. They may bear dust-raising winds during the next two to three days.

Pre-monsoon rain will continue in east India over West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar and Jharkhand for a couple of days. This rain will also remain intact over northeastern states. There will be rain at many places in northeast. The cyclonic circulation continues over Assam.

The trough of low pressure runs from east Uttar Pradesh to Tamil Nadu across Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and interior Andhra Pradesh. Owing to this seasonal weather system, rain at one or two places will occur in these areas.

Westerly winds from the Arabian Sea are turning into southwesterly winds right in the middle of lower south Peninsula over south interior Karnataka and adjoining Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Such curve in wind direction is creating chances of rain (mostly light) in these areas. One or two places like Chitradurga in Karnataka could get moderate to heavy rain during the period. This area has received heavy rain since Saturday.

Oklahoma in US gets caught in 320 kmph wind speed; Dallas, Chicago next

Tornado with wind speed of 320 kmph killed at least 91 including 20 children in the US city of Oklahoma in the early morning hours today, 21st of May. More than 145 people, 70 of them children are reported to be injured in the storm that was as wide as 1.6 km and kept pounding Moore, suburb of the city for 40 minutes while being on the ground. According to the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, the tornado touched down 16 minutes after the first warning went out, and traveled for 20 miles.

It struck the town of Newcastle and traveled about 10 miles to Moore, a populous suburb of Oklahoma City.  In the past, Moore was hit hard by a deadly tornado in 1999 as well. The tornado on Monday was the deadliest in the United States since 2011, when a storm in the central community of Joplin, Missouri killed 161 people.

Severe weather forecast for next two days

This weather system (Tornado) is expected to move east through mid-week. Severe thunderstorms are possible over eastern Texas, Middle Mississippi Valley and southern Great Lakes that could be under threat from large hail and damaging winds. Areas that should prepare for the threat include Dallas, Shreveport, Saint Louis, Chicago, Columbus and Ohio during the next two days.

 

Photograph  by Harald Richter

Weather forecast for the week in India 20th- 26th May

North and Northwest India
A Western Disturbance is expected over Jammu & Kashmir on Monday or Tuesday but will not have much impact downwards and heat wave will prevail in most places in the north and northwest India. Temperature will remain around 45 degree at maximum with westerly winds prevailing for larger part of the week.

Temperatures may fall by 1 or 2 degrees if wind changes direction to blow from southwest. Southwesterly winds will not last long and the return of westerly winds from Thar desert will push the temperatures further. By Friday, a fresh Western Disturbance will approach Jammu & Kashmir.

East and Northeast India
Temperatures will remain in lower forties in east Uttar Pradesh and adjoining Bihar throughout the week. Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Sikkim will have rain at one or two places during the first three days of the week. West Bengal and Sikkim will continue to get rain thereafter as well. Northeast states will continue with rainy weather throughout the week as the cyclonic circulation and the flow of moisture from the Bay of Bengal will continue.

Central India
Eastern parts of central India over Chhattisgarh and Orissa are witnessing a low pressure corridor that runs from east Uttar Pradesh to south Tamil Nadu. Due to this, first three days of the week will see a partly cloudy sky with rain at one or two places. Western parts of central India may see a fall in day temperatures from mid-forties some time mid-week as southwesterly moist winds will prevail. But due to rise in humidity levels, uneasiness will prevail. Interior Maharashtra too will be hit by severe heat wave.

South India
Rain will continue to occur in south Peninsula over Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh during the week. It will rain at a few places during the first three days.  Mid-week will see a decrease in rain. By Saturday and Sunday rain will again increase to occur at a few places. Rain variation will depend on the east-west oscillation and length of the corridor of low pressure that runs from Uttar Pradesh to Tamil Nadu.

Weather in major airports in India on 21st May 2013

Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
No Delays – Hot to very hot conditions will prevail in Delhi airport. Hot and dry northwesterly to westerly winds will blow. Sky will remain mainly clear.

Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, Amritsar
No Delays – Temperature in Amritsar airport will increase. Dry and very hot conditions are expected. Sky will remain mainly clear. Westerly to southwesterly winds will blow.

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow
No Delays – Temperature in lower forties in Lucknow airport continues. Sky remains mainly clear. Wind direction will be northwest.

Lal Bahadur Shashtri International Airport, Varanasi
No Delays – Hot day conditions would continue to prevail in Varanasi airport. A mainly clear sky is expected. Easterly to southeasterly winds will blow.

Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Airport, Patna
No Delays – Patna airport will have a partly cloudy sky and the day will be hot as temperature will rise. Easterly winds will continue in Patna.

Netaji Subash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
No delays – Warm and humid weather will continue in Kolkata airport. Sky will be partly cloudy. Rise in day temperature is expected. Southerly winds will continue.

Bangalore Airport
No delays – Temperatures in Bangalore airport will be near average. Sky will be partly cloudy. Wind direction will be westerly.

 

Photograph by GurgaonShoppingMalls.com

Heat wave to continue in Delhi; rain relief continues in northeast

Heat wave would continue for the next two to three days in Delhi and many parts of the country over north, northwest, central and east India. Dust raising winds could be witnessed in north and northwest India during the period. Rain will continue in some parts of east and many parts of northeast India during the next two days.

This is the first heat wave (about 45ºC or above) condition of the season in the capital where daytime is as long as 13 hours 36 minutes. Bright sunshine for major part of these hours is resulting in more heating which is driving the temperature.

Temperature in Delhi rose to 44.6 degrees and 46.2 degrees at Safdarjang and Palam observatories.  The former observatory has recorded 45 degrees as maximum on 31st of May last year and it will not be surprising if it again records 45 or above in two days. This will only be the third instance in a decade when day temperature touched 45 degrees with the other recorded in 2010 on 18th of the month. The highest day temperature in Delhi for the month of May is 47.2 degrees recorded on 29th of the month 1944.

Temperatures in some other places like Hissar in Haryana recorded 46 degrees on Sunday, a five degrees above the average record of 40.7 degrees. In Hissar, maximum temperature may break last year’s record of 46.4 degrees registered on 31st of May in the next two days. The highest maximum temperature ever recorded in Hissar is 48.8 degrees on 21st May 1998.

Winds from the Thar desert would continue to make life uncomfortable in most parts of northwest, central and east India in the coming two days. Some respite is possible at isolated pockets over northwest India if winds become southwesterly as they contain some moisture and are a bit cooler than the westerly winds. But most of the places in the region especially over Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana will be under intense heat conditions.

These hot and dry winds could pick up speed to blow at around 40 kmph to bring dust along with a drop in temperatures at places it passes through. Temperature in Delhi will maintain the same trend in coming two days and there will not be any respite from the heat even during morning hours.

Hot and dry westerly winds will continue to reach central and east India in coming two days so temperatures will remain in mid-forties or above over interior Maharashtra. Nagpur that registered 47.3 degrees as maximum could see a further rise in day temperature. The highest ever May temperature in Nagpur is 47.8 degrees registered on 26th of May 1954.  East Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas of Bihar have temperatures in lower forties.

Rain will continue over north West Bengal and Sikkim and over northeast states during the next two days. Moisture feed from the Bay of Bengal and the cyclonic circulation over Assam persists. The wind-discontinuity from east Uttar Pradesh to south Tamil Nadu persists and due to this, rain will occur at one or two places over Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu during the next two to three days.

Chitradurga district in Karnataka had received 85.8 mm of rain since Saturday night till 8:30 am on Sunday. So, Chances of moderate to heavy rain could not be ruled out at isolated places over south interior Karnataka, Kerala and adjoining Tamil Nadu during the period.

 

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Monsoon to reach India a week earlier than last year

Southwest monsoon 2013 is on its way to reach India a week earlier than expected. Skymet is expecting monsoon to reach Kerala coast by 27th of May that is three days earlier than the normal date of  1st of June. It will also be a week sooner than last year when monsoon reached southern parts of Kerala on 5th of June.

According to Mahesh Palawat, head of forecasting at Skymet weather, “ Southwest monsoon 2013 reached the Andaman & Nicobar Islands yesterday, 17th of May that is 3 days before the earlier date of 20th May and six days earlier than last year when it reached the Andaman Island by 23rd of May. Going by its present progress, it could reach Kerala coast by 27th of May, three days before 1st of June.

Skymet at its annual foreshadow on monsoon  in Delhi on 17th of April had announced the southwest monsoon to be on time and normal and the advancement seems to be following the same trend as of now. In terms of geographical risk, Skymet suggests that central India will have the least fluctuation with normal rainfall through the JJAS (June, July, August and September) period. There seems to be weakness in east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and northern Madhya Pradesh in June & July; and in Peninsular India in August.

Skymet’s calculations do suggest that there might be a slight dip in precipitation in August. According to Jatin Singh, CEO, Skymet, “The slight weakness in the latter part of Monsoon could possibly be attributed to an evolving negative Indian Ocean dipole.” The Indian Ocean dipole is a phenomenon wherein the East Indian Ocean (waters near Indonesia) warms or cools, in turn affecting the Monsoon.

A negative episode is defined as warming and a positive as cooling. Warming is known to weaken the Monsoon, and a positive episode is correlated with strengthening.

Southwest monsoon arrives in Andaman; may hit Kerala earlier this year

It’s official, southwest monsoon has finally arrived in Andaman Sea. Predictions were that due to Cyclone Mahasen, there could be an initial delay in the arrival of monsoons over Andaman but thankfully the rain gods have been kind. So much so, that the monsoon knocked on the door three days before its official due date, i.e. on the 20th of May.

Currently, the northern limit of monsoon is passing through 5.0°N and 85.0°E, therefore southwest monsoon has set only over some parts of Andaman Sea. Weather models indicate that it could cover entire Andaman and Nicobar islands within the next 2 to 3 days. As of now conditions are looking favourable for the further advancement of southwest monsoon over more parts of south and eastcentral Bay of Bengal.

“It has been raining continuously (up to 25mm till now) in Andaman for the last 3 days. Rain belt may spread further and moderate to heavy rainfall may therefore be experienced in the coming days”, says Mahesh Palawat, Head of the forecasting at Skymet Weather.

Earlier in April, Skymet Weather had discussed the prospects and challenges of the Monsoon 2013, where it had stated that the monsoon is expected to be near normal in most parts this year, and that it will hit before the normal date or close to the normal date and rain deficit could be only up to 12%. Seeing the present conditions, it looks like the foreshadow was quite right. “We are continually tracking the monsoon and we hope for it to be very close to our predictions. As of now, according to us, monsoon should arrive in Kerala by the 28th of May”, said the Jatin Singh, CEO of Skymet Weather.

Back in Andaman and Nicobar, it could be a good time to travel, escape the baking heat of north India and witness the scenic beauty of the serene islands. While most will suggest to not plan a trip to the islands in rainy months of May, we suggest it’s a great time to get great discounts and visit the lush green natural environs.

 

Weather in major airports in India on 17th May 2013

Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
No Delays – Very hot and dry conditions will be witnessed in Delhi.  Sky will be mainly clear in Delhi. Northwesterly winds will blow.

Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, Amritsar
No Delays – Hot condition will prevail in Amritsar airport. Sky will be mainly clear. Wind is expected from the west.

Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow
No Delays – Lucknow airport will have clear sky conditions. Day temperature will be in lower forties. Winds would blow from northwest.

Lal Bahadur Shashtri International Airport, Varanasi
No Delays – Day temperature in Varanasi airport will rise further. Very hot conditions are expected. Westerly hot and dry winds will continue.

Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Airport, Patna
No Delays – Patna airport will have partly cloudy sky and day will be hot. Easterly winds will continue in Patna. Thundery development is also possible.

Netaji Subash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
No delays – Weather in Kolkata airport will be warm and humid under a partly cloudy sky. Rise in day temperature is expected. Southerly winds from the Bay of Bengal will continue.

Bangalore Airport
No delays – Sky in Bangalore airport will be partly cloudy but rain is not expected. Day and night temperature will rise. Winds will blow from west and southwest.

 

Photograph by ahmedfaizy

Cyclone Mahasen hits the shores of Bangladesh; rain to now lash Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura

Cyclone MAHASEN has hit the Bangladesh coast and is bringing very heavy rainfall along the coast at Chittagong and Feni. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds at a speed of about 100 kmph may wreak havoc and threaten the lives of 8 million people. Flooding may spell major trouble as it could completely swamp low-lying houses and camps. There are very high chances of landslides as well.

The coastal districts of Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Feni, Chandpur, Bhola, Borguna, Patuakhali, Barisal and their offshore Islands will be in danger. Trawlers and marine vessels are advised to remain in shelter till further notice.

The immediate effects of the cyclone could last for another 12 hours. Heavy rain may continue for the next 3 to 5 hours, till it makes a landfall and covers the entire coast. Once it makes landfall, the intensity of rain may reduce.

By tomorrow morning, the cyclone may move towards northeast India and weaken into a depression. Tripura, south Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram could have widespread rain and gusty winds at a speed of 70 kmph for the next 48 hours. This may cause landslides here as well.

Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim will also have rain at a few places and at one or two places in Bihar and Jharkhand as a trough of low pressure runs from Bihar to Tamil Nadu across, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Moist winds from south-southeast and dry winds from west-northwest are colliding to create chances of rain. Under the aegis of this weather system rain at one or two places is expected in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in the next 48 hours.

The weather in north and northwest plains will continue to remain dry and very hot in the coming two days. Temperature in Delhi will rise further. Similar rise in temperature is expected over central India as well during this period.

 

 







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