Thursday16March2017

NIGHT
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ALLINDIAWEATHERSUMMARYANDFORECASTBULLETIN

WesternDisturbanceandassociatedweather

AnupperaircycloniccirculationliesoverNorthInteriorKarnatakaandadjoiningsouthMadhyaMaharashtra&Marathawadain
lowerlevelsandawinddiscontinuityalsorunsfromLakshadweepareatoWestVidarbhaat1.5kmabovemeansealevel.Under
this scenario , thunderstorm activity accompanied with squall very likely over Kerala, Interior Tamilnadu, Interior Karnataka,
LakshadweepandsouthMadhyaMaharashtraandwithsquall/hailoversouthVidarbha,Marathawada&Telanganaduringnext24
hours.

Thunderstormaccompaniedwithsquall/hailoccurredatafewplacesoverKeralaandatisolatedplacesoverLakshadweepfrom
0830hoursISTto1730hoursISToftoday.

MainWeatherObservations

Rainfall (From 0830 to 1730 hours IST of today): Rain/snow occurred at many places over Himachal
Pradesh;atafewplacesoverJammu&KashmirandatisolatedplacesoverUttrakhand.Rainoccurredatisolated
places over Punjab, SubHimalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Vidarbha, South Interior Karnataka, Kerala &
Lakshadweep.Theamountofrainfall(1cmormore)recordedat1730hourISToftodayare:Agathi2andAminidivi
1.

Maximum temperatures > 37.0C are observed atmanyplaces over Saurashtra&Kutch and atisolated
placesoverGujaratregion,Konkan&GoaandMadhyaMaharashtra.

Maximumtemperaturedeparturesason16.03.2017: Maximumtemperaturesare markedlyabovenormal

(5.1Cor more) atisolated places overSaurashtra&Kutch; appreciablyabove normal (3.1C to 5.0C) at
isolatedplacesovereastAssam&Meghalaya,ArunachalPradeshandKonkan&Goa; abovenormal(1.6Cto
3.0C)atafewplacesoverMadhyaPradeshandAndaman&NicobarIslands;atisolatedplacesoverWestUttar
Pradesh,EastRajasthan,GujaratregionandcoastalTamilnadu&Puducherry.Theyareappreciablybelownormal
(3.1Cto5.0C) atafewplacesoverHimachalPradesh,NorthInteriorKarnataka&Rayalaseema;atisolated
placesoverMadhyaMaharashtra;belownormal(1.6Cto3.0C)atmanyplacesoverJammu&Kashmir;ata
fewplacesoverPunjab&Telangana;atisolatedplacesoverWestBengal&Sikkim,Nagaland,ManipurMizoram&
Tripura,Odisha,Chhattisgarh,Vidarbha,Marathwada,SouthInteriorKarnataka,interiorTamilnaduandKerala.The
highestmaximumtemperatureof39.5CrecordedatBhira(Konkan&Goa).
Minimumtemperaturedeparturesason16.03.2017: Minimumtemperaturesare appreciablyabovenormal(3.1Cto
5.0C)atisolatedplacesoverTamilnadu;abovenormal(1.6Cto3.0C)atmanyplacesoverCoastalAndhraPradesh&Coastal
Karnataka;atafewplacesoverrestTamilnadu;atisolatedplacesoverHimachalPradesh,EastUttarPradesh,Saurashtra&Kutch,
MadhyaMaharashtra,Telangana&Rayalaseema.Theyareappreciablybelownormal(3.0c to5.0C) atmostplacesover
Nagaland,Manipur,Mizoram&Tripura;atafewplacesoverEastMadhyaPradesh,Bihar,Jharkhand&GangeticWestBengal;at
isolatedplacesoverOdisha,Assam&Meghalaya; belownormal(1.6Cto3.0C) atmostplacesoverEastUttarPradesh&
Chhattisgarh;atafewplacesoverEastRajasthan,restMadhyaPradesh,restBihar&restJharkhandandatisolatedplacesover
Lakshadweep,restWestBengal&Sikkim,restAssam&Meghalayaandnearnormaloverrestofthecountry.

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MeteorologicalAnalysis(Basedon1730hoursIST)

The Western Disturbance as an upper air cyclonic circulation over north Pakistan &
neighbourhoodextendingupto3.1kmabovemeansealevelpersists.
ThetroughfromnortheastRajasthantoGujaratregionextendingupto0.9kmabovemeansea
levelpersists.
TheupperaircycloniccirculationoverNorthInteriorKarnatakaandadjoiningsouthMadhya
Maharashtra&Marathawadaextendingupto0.9Kmabovemeansealevelpersists.
ThewinddiscontinuityfromLakshadweepareatoWestVidarbhaacrossInteriorKarnataka
andMarathawadaat1.5kmabovemeansealevelpersists.
ThetroughfromSubHimalayanWestBengaltosouthOdishaacrossGangeticWestBengal
extendingupto0.9kmabovemeansealevelpersists.
AfreshWesternDisturbanceverylikelytoaffectnorthwestIndiafrom19thMarchonwards.

WeatherForecastfornext5days*upto0830hoursISTof21stMarch2017

Meteorologicalsubdivisionwisedetailed5daysrainfallforecastisgiveninTable1.

Gradualriseinmaximumandminimumtemperaturesby24CovernorthwestIndiaandby23Covereast
Indiaduringnext23days.

Nosignificantchangeinmaximumtemperaturesandtheminimumtemperaturesriseby12CovercentralIndia
duringnext23days.

NosignificantchangeinmaximumtemperatureoverWestIndiaduringnext2daysandlikelytoriseby23C
thereafterandNosignificantchangeintemperaturesoverrestpartsofthecountryduringnext3days.

Duststorm/thunderstormlikelytooccuroverRajasthanon18th.

WeatherOutlookforsubsequent2daysfrom21stMarch2017to23rdMarch2017

Rain/thundershowerlikelyatafewplacesovernortheasternstatesandatisolatedplacesoveradjoiningeast
IndiaandKerala.

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WeatherWarningduringnext5days*

16March(Day1):Thunderstormaccompaniedwithsquall/hailverylikelyatisolatedplacesoversouthVidarbha,
Marathwada&Telangana.

ThunderstormaccompaniedwithsquallverylikelyatisolatedplacesoversouthMadhyaMaharashtra,Interior
Karnataka,interiorTamilnadu,Kerala&Lakshadweep.

HeavyRainverylikelyatisolatedplacesoverTamilnadu&PudducherryandKerala.

17 March (Day 2): Thunderstorm accompanied with squall very likely at isolated places over Assam &
Meghalaya,Nagaland,Manipur,Mizoram&TripuraandKerala.

18 March(Day 3): Thunderstorm accompanied with squallverylikelyat isolatedplacesoverGangetic West

Bengal,coastalOdisha,Assam&Meghalaya,Nagaland,Manipur,Mizoram&TripuraandKerala.

HeavyRainverylikelyatisolatedplacesoverAssam&Meghalaya.

19March(Day4): Thunderstormaccompaniedwithsquall/hailverylikelyatisolatedplacesoverSubHimalayan
WestBengal&Sikkim.

ThunderstormaccompaniedwithsquallverylikelyatisolatedplacesoverUttarPradesh,GangeticWestBengal
&coastalOdisha.

20March(Day5): Thunderstormaccompaniedwithsquall/hailverylikelyatisolatedplacesoverBiharandSub
HimalayanWestBengal&Sikkim.

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 Fig.1:Maximum/MinimumTemperatureduringpast24hours

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Fig.2:DeparturefromNormalofMaximum/MinimumTemperatures

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 Table1

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 Thursday16March2017

16March(Day1):Thunderstormaccompaniedwithsquall/hailverylikelyatisolatedplacesoversouthVidarbha,
Marathwada&Telangana.

ThunderstormaccompaniedwithsquallverylikelyatisolatedplacesoversouthMadhyaMaharashtra,Interior
Karnataka,interiorTamilnadu,Kerala&Lakshadweep.

HeavyRainverylikelyatisolatedplacesoverTamilnadu&PudducherryandKerala.

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 Friday17March2017

17 March (Day 2): Thunderstorm accompanied with squall very likely at isolated places over Assam &
Meghalaya,Nagaland,Manipur,Mizoram&TripuraandKerala.

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 Saturday18March2017

18 March(Day 3): Thunderstorm accompanied with squallverylikelyat isolatedplacesoverGangetic West

Bengal,coastalOdisha,Assam&Meghalaya,Nagaland,Manipur,Mizoram&TripuraandKerala.

HeavyRainverylikelyatisolatedplacesoverAssam&Meghalaya.

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 Sunday19March2017

19March(Day4): Thunderstormaccompaniedwithsquall/hailverylikelyatisolatedplacesoverSubHimalayan
WestBengal&Sikkim.

ThunderstormaccompaniedwithsquallverylikelyatisolatedplacesoverUttarPradesh,GangeticWestBengal
&coastalOdisha.

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 Monday20March2017

20March(Day5): Thunderstormaccompaniedwithsquall/hailverylikelyatisolatedplacesoverBiharandSub
HimalayanWestBengal&Sikkim.

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