THURSDAY, 28^TH  AUGUST  2008 /6^TH  BHADRAPADA 1930 (SAKA)

SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST:                                   

Southwest monsoon has been active over Interior Tamilnadu and South Interior Karnataka.

Rainfall occurred at most places over South Interior Karnataka, at many places over Interior Tamilnadu, Lakshadweep and North Interior Karnataka and at a few places over Rayalaseema. Isolated rainfall occurred over Coastal Tamilnadu, Telangana, Kerala and Coastal Karnataka.  Mainly dry weather prevailed over Coastal Andhrapradesh.

The following stations recorded heavy rainfall in centimeters.

            Alur (Hassan dt) and Hassan 11 each, Kanekal (Ananthapur dt) and Thondebhavi (Kolar dt) 10 each, Salem, Valparai and Madurai 9 each, Belur (Hassan dt), C.N. Halli and Gubbi (both Tumkur dt) 8 each and Attur (Salem dt), Mayanur (Karur dt) and Kunigal (Tumkur dt) 7 each.

The other chief amounts of rainfall recorded in centimetres:

Thali (Krishnagiri dt), Paramathi Velur and Sendamangalam (both Namakkal dt), Madurai Airport, Thirumangalam (Madurai dt), Amarapuram and Dharmavaram (both Ananthapur dt), Chamrajnagar PTO, Bangalore, Hoskote (Bangalore Rural dt) and Hiriyur (Chitradurga dt) 6 each, Karur, Musiri (Tiruchirapalli dt), Sholavandan (Madurai dt), Rayadurg (Ananthapur dt), Alur (Kurnool dt), Jayapura and Balehonnour (both Chickmagalur dt), Holenarsipur (Hassan dt), Huliyurdurga (Tumkur dt), Nagamangala and Maddur (both Mandya dt), Srirampura and Challakera (both Chitradurga dt) 5 each, Omalur (Salem dt), Periyanaickanpalayam (Coimbatore dt), Mettupatti (Madurai dt), Gooty, Penukonda and Chilamattur (all Ananthapur dt), Holagunda (Kurnool dt), Manvi (Raichur dt), Koppa (Chickmagalur dt), K.R. Nagara (Mysore dt), Chamrajnagar, Bangalore Airport, Nelamangala (Bangalore Rural dt), Bellary, Chitradurga, Nayakanahatti (Chitradurga dt) and Tiptur (Tumkur dt) 4 each, Denkanikottai (Krishnagiri dt), Namakkal, Mettur Dam and Sankaridurg (both Salem dt), Chinnakalar and Mettupalayam (both Coimbatore dt), Kothagiri (Nilgiris dt), Kulithalai and Panchapatti (both Karur dt), Vadipatti (Madurai dt), Periyardam (Theni dt), Sivakasi (Virudhunagar dt), Minicoy, Ron (Gadag dt), Mudgal (Raichur dt), Bhadravathi (Shimoga dt), Mudigeri, N.R. Pura and Lakkavalli (all Chickmagalur dt), Saklashpura, Arsikere and Arkalgud (all Hassan dt), Yelandur (Chamrajnagar dt), Gowribidanur (Kolar dt), Devanahalli, Channapatna and Doddaballapur (all Bangalore Rural dt), Davanagere, Bharamasagara and Parasurampura (both Chitradurga dt), Sira and Pavgada (Tumkur dt) 3 each, Muthupet (Tiruvarur dt), Thammampatti (Salem dt), Udumalpet (Coimbatore dt), Erode, Karur Paramathi, Jayamkondam (Perambalur dt), Uthamapalayam (Theni dt), Mannarkkad (Palakkad dt), Ananthapur, Kalyandurg (Ananthapur dt), Hanumasagara (Koppal dt), Deodurga (Raichur dt), Kottigehara, Shivani and Kadur (all Chikmagalur dt), C.R. Patna and Sravanabelagola (both Hassan dt), Malavalli (Mandya dt), Bagepalli (Kolar dt), B.Durga, Rampura and Mulki (all Chitradurga dt) and Koratagere (Tumkur dt)  2 each and Thozhudur (Cuddalore dt), Vedaranyam, Thovalai (Kanyakumari dt), Pennagaram (Dharmapuri dt), Hosur (Krishnagiri dt), Kumarapalayam and Rasipuram (both Namakkal dt), Tirupur (Coimbatore dt), Bhavani, Gobichettipalayam and Perundurai (all Erode dt), Coonoor, Devala, Gudalur Bazaar, Ketti, Kundhabridge and Naduvattam (all Nilgiris dt), Uthagamandalam, Aravakurichi (Karur dt), Padalur (Perambalur dt), Thuraiyur (Tiruchirapalli dt), Usilampatti (Madurai dt), Chittur (Palakkad dt), Punalur, Pathikonda (Kurnool dt), Pamidi, Hindupur and Madakasira (all Ananthapur dt), Mancherial (Adilabad dt), Eturnagaram (Warangal dt), Jagtiyal (Karimnagar dt), Subramanya (Dakshina Kannada dt), Belgaum Airport, Navalgund (Dharwad dt), Bagalkote, Bhalki and Humnabad (both Bidar dt), Bidar, Kalgi and Shorapur (both Gulbarga dt), Jalihal (Raichur dt), Ponampet and Madapura (both Kodagu dt), Sringeri and Tarikere (both Chickmagalur dt), Nanjagud (Mysore dt), K.R. Pet, Basaralu and Srirangapatnam (all Mandya dt), Chikaballapur, Malur, Bangarpet and  Gudibande (all Kolar dt), Siruguppa (Bellary dt), Honnali and Santhebennur (both Davanagere dt), Holalkere and Hosadurga (both Chitradurga dt)  1 each.

WEATHER FORECAST VALID UNTIL THE MORNING OF 30^TH AUGUST  2008:

    Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at many places over Interior Tamilnadu, Kerala, Lakshadweep and Coastal and South Interior Karnataka and at a few places over Rayalaseema and North Interior Karnataka. Isolated rain or thundershowers are also likely to occur over Coastal Tamilnadu, Puducherry, Coastal Andhrapradesh and Telangana.

HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING:

            Isolated heavy rain is likely to occur over Interior Tamilnadu, Kerala and South Interior Karnataka during next 48 hours.

FORECAST FOR CHENNAI CITY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD:

FOR NEXT 24 HOURS:

Partly  cloudy. Possibility of shower or thundershower in some areas during evening or night.

FOR NEXT 48 HOURS:

Partly cloudy. Possibility of shower or thundershower in some areas during evening or night.

FARMERS WEATHER BULLETIN FOR TAMILNADU AND PUDUCHERRY FORECAST VALID UNTIL THE MORNING OF 30^TH AUGUST  2008:

          Moderate to rather heavy rain is likely to occur at a many places over all the interior districts of Tamilnadu and  Isolated light to moderate rain is also  likely to occur over all the coastal districts of Tamilnadu  and Puducherry.

OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS:  No large change. 

   CHENNAI OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST OF 28.08.08 / 6^TH BHADRAPADA  1930 (SAKA)

OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST ON 28^TH  AUGUST 2008 / 6^TH  BHADRAPADA 1930 (SAKA)