Forecast rainfall for next 24 hours at:

Forecast rainfall for next 24 hours at:
East: isolated places: Arunachal Pradesh,Assam and Meghalaya, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim,Odisha. dry weather: Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar.
North: dry weather
Central:isolated places: Chhattisgarh. Dry weather: Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha.
Peninsula: most places: Rayalaseema; many places: coastal Andhra Pradesh; a few places: Tamil Nadu,south interior Karnataka; isolated places: Telangana, coastal Karnataka,Kerala. Dry weather: Gujarat State, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, north interior Karnataka.
Islands: a few places: Lakshadweep. Dry weather: Andaman and Nicobar.

(REOPENS BOM6)
Summary of observations recorded at 0830 hrs:
The western disturbance as an upper air cyclonic circulation extending upto 4.5 kms a.S.L. Over western parts of Afghanistan and neighbourhood now lies over Afghanistan and adjoining north Pakistan. An induced cyclonic circulation extending upto 1.5 kms a.S.L. Lies over central Pakistan and adjoining west Rajasthan. Above two systems are likely to move east-northeastwards.

The cyclonic circulation over Vidarbha and neighbourhood persists and now extends upto 0.9 km a.S.L. The trough from the above cyclonic circulation to south Tamil Nadu persists across Marathwada and interior Karnataka and extends upto 0.9 km a.S.L. The trough in westerlies between 3.1 and 7.6 kms a.S.L. Has moved away eastwards.
Day temperatures were appreciably above normal in some parts of Assam and Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and of Kerala and were above normal in some parts of Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir, west Rajasthan, Saurashtra and Kutch, Telangana, Rayalaseema and of interior Karnataka. They were below normal in some parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra and of Vidarbha. They were normal over the rest of the country. The highest maximum temperature recorded over the plains was 39.5 dgrees Celsius at Anantpur (Rayalaseema).

Night temperatures were appreciably below normal in some parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar and of north interior Karnataka and were below normal in some parts of Assam and Meghalaya, Jharkhand, east Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and of coastal Karnataka. They were appreciably to markedly above normal in some parts of west Rajasthan; appreciably above normal in some parts of Saurashtra and Kutch, Vidarbha, Telangana, Rayalaseema and of Tamil Nadu and were above normal in some parts of Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura, Odisha, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, east Rajasthan, Gujarat Region, coastal Andhra Pradesh and of Kerala.

KERALA: Konni(Pathanamthitta District) &
Thiruvananthapuram City 7 each, Piravom & Kakkanadu$(ARG)(both in Ernakulam district), Punalur(Kollam district)& Nedumangad (Thiruvananthapuram district)5 each, Thodupuzha(Idukki district),Kollam, Kozha &Kanjirappally( both in Kottayam district) ,Neyyattinkara &Varkala (both in Thiruvananthapuram district) 4 each , Aluva(Ernakulam district) Kottayam&Vaikom( both in Kottayam district),Kurudamannil(Pathanamthitta district), Thiruvananthapuram AP &Vellayani*(AWS)(both in Thiruvananthapuram district),Kodungallur(Thrissur district)& Agathi(Lakshadweep) 3 each,Kochi A.P, CIAL Kochi, Perumbavur, Ernakulam South railway(all in Ernakulam District),Kumarakom (Kottayam district) & Ponnani(Malappuram district) 2 each and Kayamkulam, Mavelikkara, Cherthala& Mancompu(all in Alappuzha district),Myladumpara_Agri(Idukki district), Aryankavu(Kollam district) ,Nilambur(Malappuram district) &Chalakudy(Thrissur district) 1 each.
Description of tempearture heat wave highest maximum
temperature recorded in the region: Ramagundam and Adilabad recorded the highest maximum temperature of 44 degree celsius in the region.

Wind warning Day 1 (17th May ) Squally weather with wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph likely along and off Tamilnadu coast and Puducherry coast.
Day 2 (18th May ) Squally weather with wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph likely along and off north Tamillnadu and Puducherry coast.
Day 3(19th May), day4(20th May ) and day 5(21th May) nil warning.
Sea condition along and off north Tamilnadu,Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coast.
Sea condition would be rough to very rough along and off north Tamilnadu,Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts during next 48 hours.

Action suggested fishermen are advised not to venture into sea along and off Tamilnadu, puducherry, south Andhra Praadesh, Kerala coasts and Lakshadweep area during 48 hours.
Heavy rainfall warning: Day 1(17th May) Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at a few places over north coastal Tamilnadu and Puducherry heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over north interior Tamilnadu and Kerala heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated placecs over south tamilnadu, south coastal andhra pradesh , Rayalaseema, Lakshadweep coastal Karnataka and south interior Karnataka.
Day 2(18th May) rainfall likely to occur scattered heavy to very heavy over south coastal andhra pradesh heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over north Tamilnadu and Puducherry heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Kerala, Lakshadweep south interior Karnataka, coastal Karnataka and Rayalaseema.

Day 3(19th May) heavy rain likely to occur at isolated places over Kerala, south interior Karnataka and south coastal Andhra Pradesh day 4(20th may) and day 5(21th may) nil warning.
Local forecast for chennai city and neighbourhood:
For next 24 hours the sky condition likely to be overcast few spells of rain/thundershowers is likely to occur, heavy at times maximum and minimum temperature likely to be around 28 and 25 deg celsius respectively
For next 48 hours aaa the sky condition likely to be overcast few spells of rain/thundershowers likely to occur heavy at times aaa maximum and minimum temperature likely to be around 28 and 25 deg celsius respectively.