India Weather Report

Jan 22(Reuters) - Following is the weather report detailed by
India

CHIEF FEATURES (Based on 0830 hours IST observations)

A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect western
Himalayan region during next 4 days with main activity on 24th
and 25th. Isolated to scattered rain/thundershowers are also
likely over plains of northwest India on 24th and 25th.

Current Meteorological conditions suggest that minimum
temperatures are likely to increase gradually over northwest
and adjoining central  India during next 3-4 days.

The lowest minimum temperature of 3.6° C was recorded at
Halwara (Punjab) in the plains of northwest India.

Forecast valid upto 0830 hours IST of 25th January, 2009

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT:

---------------------

Departure              
Departure

Max Temp   from Normal   Min Temp   from
Normal    24 Hour

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

Rainfall

(MM)

------    -----------   -------- 
-----------    -------- New Delhi            21.2        0.0   

11.3        3.0

0.0 Mumbai               35.1        4.0         
18.0        3.0

0.0 Chennai              30.1        1.0         
20.1        0.0

0.0 Kolkata              26.5        0.0         
14.4        0.0

0.0 Ahmedabad            27.8       -1.0         
16.4        4.0

0.0 Bangalore            29.0        0.0         
15.4        2.0

0.0 Bhopal               25.4       -1.0         
11.0        1.0

0.0 Bhubaneshwar         32.7        4.0         
18.4        2.0

0.0 Chandigarh           21.4        0.0          
8.0        2.0

0.0 Dehradun             24.8        6.0          
8.6        3.0

0.0 Goa                  33.3        2.0         
14.9        1.0

0.0 Guwahati             26.2        2.0         
15.0        5.0

0.0 Hyderabad            32.0        3.0         
13.6       -1.0

0.0 Jaipur               22.9        0.0         
11.0        3.0

0.0 Lucknow              22.8        0.0          
9.2        2.0

0.0 Nagpur               32.0        3.0         
12.6        0.0

0.0 Patna                25.5       -1.0          
--         --

0.0 Pune                 31.7        2.0         
12.3        1.0

0.0 Srinagar             11.0        6.0          
0.2        2.0

0.0 Thiruvananthapurm    32.7        1.0         
21.5       -1.0

0.0 Raipur               29.3        1.0         
13.6        0.0

0.0 Shimla               20.7       12.0         
10.7        9.0

0.0 Ranchi               25.0        2.0         
11.0        0.0

0.0

NORTHWEST INDIA

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

Isolated rain/snow is likely over Jammu & Kashmir and
Himachal Pradesh during next 48 hours and fairly widespread
thereafter.

Isolated rain/snow is likely over Uttrakhand after 48
hours.

Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places over Punjab
and isolated over north Haryana and Chandigarh from 24th
onwards.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the rest region.

EAST INDIA

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

Mainly dry weather is likely over the region.

NORTHEAST INDIA

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

Mainly dry weather is likely over the region.

SOUTH INDIA

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

Isolated rain/thundershowers are likely over Nicobar
Islands.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the rest region.

WEST INDIA

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

Isolated rain/thundershowers are likely over west Rajasthan
from 24th onwards.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the rest region.

CENTRAL INDIA

[M.P, CHHATTISGARH, VIDARBHA]

Mainly dry weather is likely over the region.

Weather Outlook from 0830 hrs IST of 25th January, 2009 to
0830 hrs IST of 27th January, 2009.  (Based on numerical
weather products):

Decrease in precipitation activity and fall in minimum
temperatures is likely over northwest India from 26th onwards.

Scattered rain/thundershowers are likely over Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya. Note: 'TRACE' means that rain
fell but there was not enough rainfall to measure.