Tuesday, January 06, 2009:

Chief Features:

Current Meteorological analysis suggests that fog conditions likely to prevail over Indo-Gangetic plains during next 48 hours.

Minimum temperatures are above normal by 2-4 C over many parts of northwest and central India. Due to passage of western disturbance, temperatures are likely to fall by 1-2 C over north west and parts of central India during next 48 hours.

Forecast:

Northwest India: Isolated Rain/snow is likely over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Uttrakhand during next 24 hours and mainly dry weather thereafter.

Mainly dry weather over the rest region.

East India: Rain/thundershowers are likely at isolated places over Sub- Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the rest region.

Northeast India: Rain/thundershowers are likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the rest region.

South India: Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places over Nicobar Islands.

Isolated rain/thundershowers is likely over Andaman Islands.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the rest region.

West India: Isolated rain/thundershowers is likely over north Rajasthan during next 48 hours and mainly dry weather thereafter.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the rest region.

Central India: Mainly dry weather is likely over the region.

Weather Outlook:

Minimum temperatures are likely to rise by 2-4 C over central India and parts of north west India.

Isolated rain/thundershowers likely over parts of central India and extreme south peninsular.