India Weather Report

Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:59pm IST

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 Jul 23 (Reuters) - Following is the weather report detailed
by India Meteorological Department:

CHIEF FEATURES (Based on 0830 hours IST observations)

 Numerical weather prediction models suggest southwards
shift of monsoon trough.  Subsequently a low pressure area
likely to form over northwest and adjoining westcentral Bay of
Bengal off Orissa coast around 27th. Under this scenario, there
is good possibility of fairly widespread rainfall activity over
parts of Central India & adjoining Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
and Gujarat from 25th onwards.

 The ongoing rainfall  activity along the west coast is also
likely to increase gradually during next 4-5 days, with
possibility of heavy to very heavy falls.

 The ongoing enhanced rainfall activity over northeastern
states, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Gangetic plains
is likely to continue till tomorrow and decrease thereafter.

Forecast valid upto 0830 hours IST of 26th July, 2008

 LOCAL WEATHER REPORT:

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                             Departure              
Departure

                 Max Temp   from Normal   Min Temp   from
Normal    24 Hour

                    --------------Deg Celcius--------------

   Rainfall

      (MM)

                 ------    -----------   -------- 
-----------    -------- New Delhi            35.5        0.0

   28.6        2.0

        0.0 Mumbai               31.6        3.0         
27.2        2.0

      TRACE Chennai              35.7        1.0         
27.6        2.0

        0.0 Kolkata              33.6        2.0         
28.0        2.0

        0.0 Ahmedabad            34.8        2.0         
27.3        2.0

        1.3 Bangalore            29.7        3.0         
20.9        2.0

        5.1 Bhopal               33.5        3.0         
25.0        2.0

        0.0 Bhubaneshwar         34.1        3.0         
26.4        1.0

        0.0 Chandigarh           35.0        2.0         
26.0        2.0

        0.0 Dehradun             30.6        1.0         
24.8        2.0

        6.8 Goa                  29.5        0.0         
22.9       -1.0

        3.1 Guwahati             30.8       -1.0         
25.9        0.0

        1.2 Hyderabad            32.0        3.0         
23.7        2.0

        0.0 Jaipur               36.8        3.0         
26.2        1.0

        0.0 Lucknow              29.2       -4.0         
26.0        0.0

        7.8 Nagpur               32.4        1.0         
23.5        0.0

        3.4 Patna                33.0        1.0         
26.5        0.0

        3.4 Pune                 30.6        3.0         
22.6        1.0

        0.0 Srinagar             29.3       -1.0         
18.2        0.0

        0.0 Thiruvananthapurm    31.7        3.0         
23.0        0.0

        9.6 Raipur               32.5        3.0         
25.3        1.0

        0.0 Shimla               23.3        2.0         
16.6        2.0

        0.0 Ranchi               30.2        2.0         
20.1       -3.0

       53.1

NORTHWEST INDIA

[J & K, H. P., UTTARAKHAND, PUNJAB, HARYANA , DELHI, WEST
UP]

Rain/thundershowers are likely at many places over
Uttarakhand and West Uttar Pradesh during next 48 hours and
decrease thereafter.

Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places  over rest
region outside Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir where it may be
isolated.

EAST INDIA

[EAST UP, JHARKHAND, BIHAR, ORISSA,, WEST BENGAL & SIKKIM]

Rain/thundershowers are likely at many places over
Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar and East
Uttar Pradesh during next 48 hours and decrease thereafter.

Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places  over the
rest region.

NORTHEAST INDIA

[Arunachal Pradesh, NMM & T,  Assam, Meghalaya,]

Rain/thundershowers are likely at many places over the
region during next 48 hours and decrease thereafter.

SOUTH INDIA

[TN, AP, KERALA,, KARNATAKA, LAKSHADWEEP, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
ISLANDS]

Rain/thundershowers are likely at many places  over Coastal
Karnataka, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands.

Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places over the rest
region outside North Interior Karnataka where it will be
isolated.

WEST INDIA

[GOA, MAHARASHTRA (OTHER THAN VIDARBHA), GUJARAT,
RAJASTHAN]

Rain/thundershowers are likely at many places over Konkan &
Goa.

Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places over Madhya
Maharashtra and Marathawada

Isolated rain/thundershowers are likely over the rest
region.

CENTRAL INDIA

[M.P., CHHATTISGARH, VIDARBHA]

Rain/thundershowers are likely at many  places over north
Madhya Pradesh and  Chhattisgarh.

Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places over south
Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha during next 48 hours and increase
thereafter.

Warning  (during next 48 hours):

Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over
northeastern states,  Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim,
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Isolated heavy rainfall is likely over Coastal Karnataka,
Kerala, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Weather Outlook from  0830  IST of  26th  July  to 0830  IST
of  28th July, 2008  (Based on numerical weather products):

Increase in rainfall activity along the west coast.

Decrease in rainfall activity is likely over Gangetic
Plains, northeastern states and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal &
Sikkim. Note: 'TRACE' means that rain fell but there was not
enough rainfall to measure. ((---Bangalore Commodity Desk,
+91-080 4135 6833, e-mail commodities@thomsonreuters.com))