Current Weather Conditions on 20th August 2014 @ 11.00 pm.
The rainfall activity has been less over most parts of Saurashtra, Kutch & Gujarat.
REGION AVERAGE till 20th August 2014 @ 8.30 am. IST:
SAURASHTRA REGION has received 416 mm. rainfall which is 65.33 % against normal seasonal rainfall of 637 mm.
KUTCH REGION has received 167 mm. rainfall which is 43.15 % against normal seasonal rainfall of 387 mm.
NORTH GUJARAT REGION has received 316 mm. rainfall which is 46.87 % against normal seasonal rainfall of 675 mm.
EAST CENTRAL GUJARAT REGION has received 443.5 mm. rainfall which is 54.76 % against normal seasonal rainfall of 810 mm.
SOUTH GUJARAT REGION has received 757 mm. rainfall which is 55.75 % against normal seasonal rainfall of 1358 mm.
WHOLE GUJARAT STATE has received 458.3 mm. rainfall which is 57.50 % against normal seasonal rainfall of 797 mm.
All India Sub-Division Wise Rainfall Performance till 20th August 2014
Whole India departure of rainfall from 1st June to 20th August 2014 is -18% while it is -32% for Gujarat and -21% for Saurashtra & Kutch Sub-Division.
The axis of monsoon trough at mean sea level continues to run close to the foothills of Himalayas.
The upper air cyclonic circulation lies over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim in lower levels persists.
The trough from Sub Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim to North Bay of Bengal across Gangetic West Bengal between 3.1 Kms. & 5.8 Kms. above sea level persists.
The upper air cyclonic circulation over South Interior Karnataka & neighborhood extending up to 1.5 Kms. above mean sea level persists.
The East West shear zone roughly along Latitude 10.0°N across south Peninsula extending between 3.1 & 4.5 Kms. above mean sea level persists.
The trough from East Madhya Pradesh to Kerala across interior Karnataka extending up to 0.9 Kms. above mean sea level persists.
COLA/IGES GFS Precipitation Forecast Map Valid 1200 UTC 24th August 2014
COLA/IGES 850 mb. Streamlines Forecast Map Valid 1200 UTC 24th August 2014
COLA/IGES 850 mb. Streamlines Forecast Map Valid 1200 UTC 25th August 2014
The above 850 mb. charts show a Cyclonic Circulation near Goa on 24th August and moving Northwards along Konkan coast the next day.
IMD Daily All India Mean Rainfall (mm./day) Forecast Till 27th August