Oct 13, 2011

5Weather Forecast(Valid upto1430 hours of 16 th October, 2011)Major Feature of Weather Forecast upto1430 hours IST of 16 th October, 2011Fairly widespread rain/thundershowers would occur over south peninsular India andadjoining south Maharashtra, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.Isolated rain/thundershowers would occur over Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand,Orissa and south Chhattisgarh.Isolated rain/snow would occur over western Himalayan region during next 48 hoursand mainly dry weather thereafter.Mainly dry weather would prevail over rest parts of the country outside Sub-HimalayanWest Bengal & Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh where isolatedrain/thundershowers may occur from 15 th October.Fall in minimum temperatures by 23°C over northwest and adjoining central Indiafrom 15th onwards.Weather Outlook up to 1430 hours IST of 18 th October, 2011A low pressure area may form over east-central Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood.Fairly widespread rainfall activity would continue over peninsular India.Mainly dry weather would prevail over northwest, central and east India..