Weather summary for Southern India at 0830 hrs, June 23

Isolated rainfall occurred over Coastal Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh and mainly dry weather prevailed over North interior Karnataka.

The following stations recorded very heavy to heavy rainfall in centimetres: Ketti (Nilgiris dt) 13 and Thirukoilur (Villupuram dt) and Kanjirapalli (Kottayam dt) 7 each.

The other chief amounts of rainfall recorded in centimetres:

Ottapalam (Palakkad dt) 6, Valparai, Gudalur Bazaar (Nilgirs dt), Bhagamandala (Kodagu dt) 5 each, Kunnavaram (Khammam dt), Gingee (Vilupuram dt), Mannarkad (Palakkad dt), Mangalore Airport 4 each, Retachinta, Sankarapuram (Villupuram dt), Villupuram, Thirumayam (Pudukottai dt), Polur (Thiruvannamalai, Coonoor, Naduvattam (Nilgirs dt), Chittampatti (Madurai dt) and Kodaikanal, Kannur, Kozhikode Airport, Quilandy (Kozhikode dt), Puttur (Dakshina Kannada dt), Karkala (Udupi dt) 3 each.

Weather forecast valid until the morning of 25th June 2008: Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at most places over Kerala, at many places over Coastal and South Interior Karnataka and at a few places over Lakshadweep, North Interior Karnataka and North Coastal Andhrapradesh. Isolated rain or thundershowers are likely to occur over Tamilnadu, Puducherry, South Coastal Andhrapradesh, Telangana and Rayalaseema.

Forecast for Chennai city and Neighbourhood valid until the morning of 25th June 2008:

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

Farmers weather bulletin for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry forecast valid until the morning of 25th June 2008:

Isolated light to moderate rain is likely to occur over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Outlook for subsequent two day:

No significant change.