Saturday, November 22, 2008:

Chief Features:

Under the influence of a fresh Western Disturbance scattered precipitation is likely to occur over Western Himalayan region and adjoining northern plains during next 48 hours.

Numerical weather prediction models suggest that a fresh easterly wave is likely to cause scattered to fairly widespread Rain/thundershowers over parts of south peninsular India during next 2-3 days.

Minimum temperatures are 5-8 C above normal over central India and adjoining west India. These warm temperature conditions are likely to prevail during next 48 hours. Numerical weather prediction models suggest change in existing wind pattern leading to likely fall in minimum temperatures from 21st onwards.

Forecast:

Northwest India: Rain/snow is likely to occur at a few places over Jammu & Kashmir during next 48 hours and isolated thereafter.

Rain/snow is likely at a few places over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during next 48 hours and mainly dry weather thereafter.

Isolated Rain/thundershower likely over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, West Uttar Pradesh during next 48 hours and mainly dry weather thereafter.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the rest region.

East India: Isolated rain/thundershowers is likely over East Uttar Pradesh during next 48 hours and mainly dry weather thereafter.

Mainly dry weather is likely over rest of the region.

Northeast India: Isolated rain/thundershowers are likely over Arunachal Pradesh from 21st onwards.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the region.

South India: Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep during next 24 hours and increase thereafter.

Isolated rain/thundershowers are likely over the rest region during next 24 hours and increase thereafter.

West India: Isolated Rain/thundershowers are likely over Marathawada, Konkan & Goa and Madhya Maharashtra, south Gujarat and south East Rajasthan during next 24 hours and mainly dry weather thereafter.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the rest region.

Central India: Isolated Rain/thundershowers are likely over West Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha during next 48 hours and mainly dry weather thereafter.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the rest region.

Weather Outlook:

Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall activity is likely over south peninsula. Isolated heavy rainfall is also likely over Kerala and south Tamil Nadu on 22nd November.

Fall in night temperatures over northwest and adjoining central India.