India Weather Report - Nov 16

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

Meteorological Department.

CHIEF FEATURES

(Based on 0830 hours IST observations)

Cyclone Scenario

The very severe cyclonic storm "SIDR" crossed West Bangladesh coast near longitude 89.80 E around 2230 hrs. IST of yesterday night , the 15th November

2007. The system moved northeastwards and rapidly weakened into a depression.

It lay centred at 0830 hrs. IST of today, the 16th November' 07 , over Bangladesh and adjoining Tripura, Assam & Meghalaya with its centre about 50 km north of Agaratala. It is likely to move in north-northeasterly direction and weaken further . Under its influence, rain/thundershowers are likely at many places with heavy to very heavy falls over northeastern states during next 24 hours only.

Forecast valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 19Th November, 2007

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT:

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Departure Departure

Max Temp from Normal Min Temp from Normal 24 Hour

--------------Deg Celcius-------------- Rainfall

(MM)

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

New Delhi 28.5 0.0 13.3 1.0 0.0

Mumbai 34.1 2.0 18.1 -2.0 0.0

Chennai 32.5 4.0 19.9 -3.0 0.0

Kolkata 23.7 -6.0 20.2 1.0 13.4

Ahmedabad 34.3 1.0 17.4 1.0 0.0

Bangalore 29.3 2.0 14.2 -3.0 0.0

Bhopal 29.8 1.0 13.5 0.0 0.0

Bhubaneshwar 33.3 1.0 17.8 -1.0 0.0

Chandigarh 27.8 0.0 10.0 -1.0 0.0

Dehradun 27.2 2.0 10.2 -1.0 0.0

Goa 32.2 0.0 19.0 -3.0 0.0

Guwahati 24.6 -3.0 17.7 0.0 22.6

Hyderabad 30.9 2.0 13.4 -3.0 0.0

Jaipur 32.0 3.0 12.8 0.0 0.0

Lucknow 30.4 -2.0 16.0 -1.0 0.0

Nagpur 31.5 1.0 16.0 2.0 0.0

Patna 29.1 0.0 16.3 0.0 0.0

Pune 31.3 1.0 12.6 -1.0 0.0

Srinagar 18.3 3.0 -1.0 -2.0 0.0

Thiruvananthapurm 32.8 3.0 20.0 -3.0 0.0

NORTHWEST INDIA

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

Mainly dry weather is likely over the region.

EAST INDIA

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

Isolated rain/thundershowers are likely over West Bengal & Sikkim during

next 24 hours and mainly dry weather is likely thereafter. Mainly dry weather is

likely over the rest region.

NORTHEAST INDIA

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

Rain/thundershowers are likely at many places over the region during next 24

hours and isolated thereafter.

SOUTH INDIA

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

Isolated rain/thundershowers are likely over south Tamil Nadu, Kerala,

Lakshadweep and Nicobar Islands. Mainly dry weather is likely over the rest

region.

WEST INDIA

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

Mainly dry weather is likely over the region.

CENTRAL INDIA

[M.P., CHHATTISGARH, VIDARBHA]

Mainly dry weather is likely over the region.

Warning (for next 24 hrs.)

Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over northeastern states.

Outlook for subsequent two days from 0830 hours IST of 19th November, 2007

(Based on numerical weather products):

* Scattered rain/thundershowers likely over extreme south peninsula.

Note: 'TRACE' means that rain fell but there was not enough rainfall to measure.