Friday, January 31, 2025

 31st January 

January 2025 shows its weather skills on the last day again..Vagaries of the Weather 

Mumbai 29.0°c, was the coolest city in Maharashtra  ( if we consider a hill station  Mahabaleshwar, wee bit lower at 28.8°c.)


The avg max temp of Pune shivajinagar this Jan was 31.56c which is highest in a decade.

Avg. Minimum temperature this Jan is 13.89c, 2nd highest in a decade after 2021
 In 2021 avg min temp was 15.76

Pune stats by Vag Dr.Vineet

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Weather forecast from Thursday 30th January to Monday 3rd February

January Temperatures till date this year:


Mumbai: Nights can get pleasant with minimum temperatures dropping to 16C-17C. Days will remain warm around 32C-33C. Evenings can be breezy and pleasant due to sea breeze. 

Pune: Days to remain hotter than normal, with maximum temperature in the range of 33C-35C. Nights pleasant around 15C, but still warmer than normal. Night temperatures may drop to around 14C during 1st-3rd February. 


Gujarat: Nights to get pleasant and cooler during 31st January to 2nd February, Minimum temperatures will be around 14C-15C for parts of Saurashtra and Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar/Baroda regions. Surat/Valsad could see nights around 16C-18C. 

There is a chance of some clouding and light showers in parts of Saurashtra and north Gujarat on 3rd February.

Central India Jan Temperatures👇 


Anomaly👇




Wednesday, January 29, 2025

29th January 

Pune:

Today Pune recorded 35.9°c ( 5°c above normal) as the maximum temperature. 



This is the highest ever day temperature for the month of January.  Previous highest was 35.3°c on 27th January 2009.

See the surprise of the Vagaries of the Weather 

Lowest temperature today was 15.9°c, creating a difference of 20°c between night and day.

And, Mahabaleshwar hills were 17.9°c as the minimum temperature today! Santacruz saw a low of 16.9°c

Mumbai Santacruz was 31.8°c  .( normal)in the day today and Colaba 29.2°c.

 Another Freezing Report from U.S.

Chicago Chill..See World Weather News Page

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

 28th/ January



Clouds of dust darkened the sky as winds swept across southeastern Iran in January 2025. Some of the desert dust was carried across the Gulf of Oman to the Arabian Peninsula, degrading air quality for those in its path.

The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image of several dust plumes on January 22. The airborne material appears to primarily originate in the dried bed of the intermittent lake known as Hamun-e Jazmurian (Hamun-e Jaz Murian), while some may be blown from coastal areas. Along with arid regions such as the Garagum and Lut deserts and the Sistan Basin, the lakebed is a major source of dust in southwest Asia.

Monday, January 27, 2025

 

Video Gets You Up Close To A Pennsylvania Ice Jam

January 27, 2025...https://weather.com/news/trending/video/severe-cold-freezes-hudson-river-new-york

For weeks, huge chunks of ice have covered the Susquehanna River, making it look like a frozen tundra. Now, stunning new video shows you how that ice is cracking, creaking and breaking apart as it moves along the river.

Sunday, January 26, 2025

26th January 

The predicted heat:

Mumbai SCz 35°C

Mumbai Colaba 32.2°c



Konkan max on 26-1-25

Panji 35.5°c

Vasai 36

Ratnagiri 36.5

NaviMumbai & Panvel 37

Badlapur 37

Kalyan & Kudal 37.2

UIhasnagar & Talasari 37.4

Dombivli 37.5

Thane 37.6

Palghar 37.7

Sawarde 38.3

Karjat 38.5

Chiplun 39.4

Konkan compiled by Vag. A.Modak.

Saturday, January 25, 2025

 

Extreme Cold, Unprecedented Snowfall... labeled by AccuWeather as “once in a generation”

In the last seven days alone, another winter storm and an arctic burst have worked their way across the United States — adding to a very active January of winter weather. 

While there were warnings of a potential storm coming through the Gulf Coast, the snow and cold temperatures — labeled by AccuWeather as “once in a generation” — caused upwards of $14 billion in damages, experts at the weather bureau said late Tuesday afternoon. In some areas of the region, blizzard warnings were issued for the first time in recorded history in anticipation of the storm.

Parts of southeast Texas and Louisiana got over 6 inches of snow, while even Mississippi, Alabama, and northern Florida reported substantial snowfall on the ground.

The arctic burst tore its way through the Midwest and the Corn Belt, eventually impacting up to 41 states and over 230 million people, AccuWeather reported. In Colorado, wind gusts jumped to nearly 80 mph in places in addition to temperatures well below zero.

By Noah Rohlfing

Houston rarely sees snowfall. The top five snow events are:

  • Feb. 14-15, 1895, with 20 inches of snow

  • Feb. 12, 1960, with 4.4 inches of snow

  • Jan. 30, 1949, with 3.1 inches of snow

  • Jan. 21, 2025 with 3 inches of snow

Comparing the deadly 2021 freeze to the 2025 snowfall that hit southeast Texas



HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Stacking up the 2021 freeze to the snowfall in 2025 is an apples-to-oranges comparison.

The first big difference is the size of the storms.

In 2021, the cold weather impacted every single Texas county; this week's storm impacted the southeast. This fact made all the difference in the outcome.

Because the 2021 storm was so widespread, everyone was drawing large amounts of power from the independent Texas power grid.

Unable to borrow supply from other states, people used more than the grid had available, resulting in a catastrophic failure.

In 2021, over half the state lost power, plunging people into the dark and cold for weeks.

People died of hypothermia. Some resorted to using generators at home and died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

A lack of power made it hard for some to cook or follow boil water notices.

Some parts of Texas don't have snowplows or brine trucks, and iced-over roads cause intense crashes. Emergency crews couldn't get to destinations, and trucks had a hard time delivering food, resulting in a grocery shortage.

In total, almost 250 people died.


Friday, January 24, 2025

 24th January 2025:...FYI....INTERESTING COMPARISON

                                 Max                  Min                      Humidity

Mumbai Scz:          31.5  (+0.7)      17.1 (+0.5 )           77%

Mahabaleshwar :   29.1 (=2.1)      17.0 (+2.4)             66%

Dahanu :                 27.4(+0.2)       17.0 (0)                  71%


A'nagar:                 32.8 (+2.1)      12.5( +1.3)              85%

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Outlook for the weekend ( 24th - 27th) for Maharashtra Cities

An anti cyclone likely to form and strengthen over Maharashtra in the upper levels. 

This will result in blocking of North Winds. Result will be near to calm situation bring in a " halt to winter " conditions. 

Temperature range expected over weekend with clear sunny days.

Mumbai : 35°c~ 20°c

Pune: 32°c~ 13°c

Ahilyanagar: 32°c~ 14°c 

Mahabaleshwar: 29°c~ 15°c

Sambhajinagar: 33°c~ 15°c

Jalgaon: 32°c~ 14°c

Nagpur:  32°c~ 14°c

Panjim: 35°c~ 21°c

                          




Tuesday, January 21, 2025

 FORGET WARMING FOR THE TIME BEING 

IT'S COLD IN THE U.S....⛄☃


www.weather.gov/source/crh/snowmap.html

Washington DC






A rare winter storm so far south

Dry, Arctic air pushing well to the south is forcing the storm and its wintry precipitation to hug the Gulf Coast of the U.S., which rarely experiences even flurries, let alone several inches of snow like the storm is set on delivering.

"This will be a rare and especially dangerous winter storm right along the upper Gulf Coast that will result in major and lengthy disruptions to travel," AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter said.

The last time New Orleans experienced more than a few snowflakes was 15 years ago in December 2009. Since 1948, enough snow to measure has only fallen eight times. This could be the biggest storm in a lifetime for the New Orleans area, as well as much of southern Louisiana and the central Gulf coast.

The last time there was enough snow to measure in Jacksonville, Florida, was during the Christmas week storm of 1989. Nearly 2 inches of snow fell during the event.

Snow in Houston is uncommon but not nearly as rare as that of New Orleans and Jacksonville. Houston's last snowfall was in February 2021, during the mega freeze that brought up to half a foot of snow from parts of Texas to portions of northern and central Louisiana and Mississippi.

The biggest snowstorm on record in the now-I-10 corridor was the blockbuster storm more than 100 years ago, from Feb. 14-15, 1895, which dumped a whopping 6-20 inches of snow along the Texas and Louisiana coasts.

A swath of 1-6 inches of snow with locally higher amounts will extend from just inland of the upper Texas coast to the Carolina coast. An AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 14 inches is most likely near and just north of Interstate 10.

"Travel will be dangerous or impossible for hours to days after the storm along vast stretches of the I-10 corridor," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said.

Interior South to be on storm's edge

"It's not too often a storm with snow passes Atlanta by to the south, but that is how this southern U.S. storm is shaping up," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Bob Larson said.

With this storm setup, heavy snow will tend to hug the Gulf and southern East coasts. Still, it could deliver spotty snow showers and slippery travel as far north as parts of the Jackson, Mississippi, Birmingham, Alabama, Atlanta, and Charlotte metro areas.

AccuWeather 




 

Monday, January 20, 2025


Why Is It Getting Colder If The Earth Is Getting Hotter Due To Global Warming

Saturday, January 18, 2025

 18th January..

Mumbai and Ratnagiri hottest places in Maharashtra Today....at 35.1°c

4th Hottest in India!



After an initial fall in temperatures, Mumbai weather has become hot again from this weekend (18th Jan). !7th saw a high of 35.5c and as at the time of reporting, Mumbai mercury was 35.1° on 18th .

An anticyclone prevails over Central India, and with the anti -cyclone winds tendency being clockwise, there is a flow of Easterly winds blowing into Mumbai.

East winds into Mumbai are from inland , and not from the sea, hence are warmer and dry. The East winds are likely to persist till 23rd, as the Anti Cyclone holds on. 

The next few days, from 18th - 23rd, Mumbai will see warm weather continuing with days around 33/35c and nights around 19/21c. Warm dry winds, with humidity dropping to 45-50%, normally which is dryier than normal for coastal city of Mumbai.

AQI will remain in the Poor category,around 150-200

Friday, January 17, 2025

 17th January 

Mumbai temperature in yo-yo swing...again on hottest in Maharashtra at 35.5°c ( +4.4°above normal)..and 5th hottest in India 





 www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/coldest-air-of-the-winter-lurks-for-eastern-us-next-week/1734113

Coldest air of the winter lurks for eastern US next week




Thursday, January 16, 2025

Outlook for 17th - 20th

 

Weather getting hotter for Mumbai and konkan over the weekend:


Mumbai: Hot easterly winds in the day will cause max temperatures to rise to 34C-35C.  Nights also remaining warmer than normal around 20C.

Few places in MMR could touch 36C over the weekend.

Pune:👇

Light foggy morning in Pune on 16th:



Pune Outlook: Warmer than normal January continues, with days expected to be around 31C and nights around 15C. Outskirts and rural areas may see slightly cooler nights around 13C over the weekend.


Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Widespread cold day conditions in UP on 15 January

Significant below-normal maximum temperatures over most parts of UP due to fog cover. Bracket values denote temperature departure from normal.

Agra: 14.2c (-7c)
Ayodhya: 15.5c

Ghazipur: 14.5c (-6c)

Bahraich: 14.2c (-6c)

Bareilly: 15.5c

Barabanki: 15.5c (-5c)

Ballia: 15c (-5c)

Etawah: 15.5c

Fursatganj: 15.2c (-6c)

Hardoi: 13c (-6c)

Meerut: 13.5c (-6c)

Prayagraj👇: 14.4c (-8c)


Shahjahanpur: 13.8c (-5c)

Varanasi: 14c (-8c)

Jhansi: 14.4c (-8c)


Meanwhile, Mumbai dropped from yesterday's 3rd warmest in India to 30th 😮...



Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Ten hottest places in India on 14th..Mumbai ranking 3rd hottest

 And 10 hottest places in the World..all in Australia!

Winds Today 14th Jan...

Jet Streams.

850 Levels

Surface Winds



Monday, January 13, 2025

Temperatures on 13th ...

Mumbai Colaba 33°- 21°

Santacruz  34°- 20°

Pune  29°- 17°

Delhi 18.5°-9.6°

Sunday, January 12, 2025

 Posted 12th Night 

Mumbai: The cool North Winds have kept Mumbai's weather cool and less humid last week. Days have been around 32°  and nights around 18°.


Coming week ( 13th - 17th) will see a slight warming up to around 33/34° in the day and 20/21°  at night.

Pune: Similarly Pune will be around 31° and bit warmer at 16 ° at night.

Surat: will be in the 31° -19° range, while Bharuch will be between 30°-17°.

Delhi will be cold between 20° and 8°.

Pollution and AQI standings 


Delhi 1st most polluted

Kolkata 10th most 

Mumbai 19th most




January Rain in Delhi

First measurable rain in Delhi for the year 2025

Rainfall in last 24hrs ending at 8:30 am of 12 Jan 2025

Safdarjung: 2.2mm

Palam: 3.4mm

Lodhi Road: 2mm

Ridge: 1.7mm

Ayanagar: 2.5mm

Pragati Maidan: 1.3mm

Rajghat: 1.3mm

Salwan Public School: 2.5mm

Pusa: 2.5mm

Data: IMD

The avg. minimum temperature of Delhi Safdarjung in first 12 days of Januray 2025 is 7.85C which is 0.85C above normal.


Wednesday, January 08, 2025

 I came across a very Interesting, and Informative article that might shake the very basis of a Meteorological Record....Lengthy article, but serious weather enthusiasts must read this and judge for themselves some facts. ( Please excuse small font) 

Hot Death Valley Days: Don’t Trust Those Temperatures...

Read in "Climatology Data Page" of this blog

  8th February