Nippy November mornings ahead!

This week, for the first time this year, morning temperatures dropped below 20C, giving a nippy feel experience to early risers in Goa!

November 26 recorded 19.3C and November 27 recorded 19.2C, both around 2-3C below normal.

While Northern Plains of India are in the grip of a cold wave, as detailed in the latest Blog entry at the weather blog Vagaries of Weather, Goa has been reeling under hot, humid weather for whole of November, till now.

Though the days continue to record maximum temperatures of 33-34C, the cold northerly winds are expected to lower both the maximum and minimum temperatures over coming days.

 You can follow the daily temperature chart for Panaji here

Hot Sunny Days in November!

Goa is experiencing a spell of hot sunny days in late November!

Day temperatures reach 34-35 C around mid-day, but are above 30C for most of the day!

Early morning the temperature measures around 21 to 22 C with the minimum temperature on the morning of November 20, 2014 in fact climbing to 22.8C!


The daily temperature chart for Panaji as per IMD records, is available at Vagaries Goa daily temperature page here and is reproduced below. Except for a couple of days in the middle of the month when overcast skies and rains prevailed over Goa, the Day temperatures hover around 34-35 with humidity coming down below 50% mid day and early morning temperatures record 21- 22C, with humidity around 80%. Temperatures are 2-3 C lower in the interiors of Goa.

It appears that the cold winds from the North will take some more days to reach Goa and lower the temperatures!

Till then enjoy summer in November, in Goa!

November Rains - Updated November 16, 2014

Updated November 16, 2014

No rains reported in Goa on November 15. Sunday Nov 16 is sunny with clear blue skies. 

Updated on November 15, 2014 1430 hrs:

South Goa recorded more rainfall than North Goa in 24 hrs ending 0830 November 15. Some notable mentions:
Sanguem - 19 mm
Canacona - 17.6 mm
Margao - 12.6 mm (IMD)
Margao - 11 mm (Vagaries Goa)...
Sanquelim (N Goa) - 9.8 mm
Panaji - 3.3 mm

Posted November 14, 2014

Overcast sky conditions have prevailed in Goa for two days since November 13, under the influence of west coast trough extending from Gujarat to Kerala.

Light rains were experienced in all parts of Goa on November 14 from mid day onwards.

Panaji IMD recorded 3.3 mm between 0830 to 1730 hrs and Vagaries Goa at Margao recorded 2 mm during the same period.

Higher rainfall amounts were reported from interior Goa.

Due to the rains day's high temperature came down to 29.8C, 3 degrees below normal. However mornings continue to be warmer with 24.3C being 2 degrees above normal.

Skies are expected to clear over the weekend and no further rains are expected, along the coastal belt.

 

Feels like winter is round the corner! Posted October 30, 2014

After months of hot and humid weather and the monsoon rains and then more rains, the morning of October 30 dawned with a sure promise of Winter round the corner, albeit Goa style!

October 30 morning recorded the lowest temperature of the month so far at 21.3C!

A lovely morning with cool winds, blue skies and soft sunshine.

It can only get better and cooler from here, for those of us who have had enough of the rains and the heat!!

The day highs will continue to be between 31-33 C for still some more days!

Cyclone Nilofar has rapidly downgraded to a deep depression at 1730 IST on October 30, from a category 4 cyclone within 36 hrs. It lay to the west south west of Kutch and is expected to bring some heavy showers to Kutch in Gujarat and Sindh in Pakistan. But these regions will be spared of any cyclonic threats.

For those desiring more detailed information on Cyclone Nilofar, please checkout the regular posts from Weather Guru Rajesh Kapadia at http://www.vagaries.in

October 28 heralds a beautiful day ahead!

Clear blue skies, cool winds at 25C at 8 am in Margao Goa herald a beautiful day ahead for Goa!

Nil rainfall was recorded almost all over Goa during the last 24 hrs and today seems no different!

This makes a mockery of the scary newspaper headlines in today's local paper though!

With north west part of Arabial Sea and moving north/ north eastward, the impact on Goa is expected to be minimal or nil!

Goa gets a respite from incessant rains on October 27

After receiving heavy rains from the developing cyclone Nilofer on October 24 evening and October 25, rains eased on Ocober 26 even though skies remained highly overcast.

During 24 hrs ending 0830 hrs on October 27, Vagaries Goa rain gauge at Margao recorded only 21 mm compared to 130 mm and 158 mm on 25th and 26th respectively.

Clouds have thinned out since the morning of 27th allowing pleasant sunshine and glimpses of deep blue skies. No rainfall has been reported till the time of posting.

The cyclone is almost stationery off the coast of Oman and is expected to move towards Kutch/ Sindh.

The winds and moisture appears to be moving away from the west coast of India sucked into the cyclone.

However IMD has issued a heavy rains warning for 27th and isolated heavy rains warning for the 28th, and we shall keep a watch on the situation!

Heavy Rains continue for 2nd Day running - Updated October 26, 2014

Heavy overcast conditions with heavy downpours continued in Goa for a second day under the influence of developing Cyclone Nilufer now located at 14.2N and 63.0E, having moved NE as per the analysis in this latest post at Vagaries of Weather Blog.

IMD reports 138 mm at Panaji for 24 hrs ending 0830 on October 26.

However, Vagaries Goa Rain Gauge at Margao recorded 158 mm during  the same period. Of this nearly 125 mm (5 inches) was recorded during only 6 hrs from 11 pm to 5 am! This brings the total rainfall recorded at Margao in 48 hrs to 288 mm (11.34 inches). 

There are reports of wall collapses, trees falling and water logging from many parts of Margao. No loss of life has been reported yet.

Retaining wall between Daud Residency & Pratibha Soc , Aquem, Margao collapsed (photo courtesy Avadhut Kudchadkar)

The rains have eased off since 8 am, but the skies continue to be overcast.

The location of the deep depression in the Arabian Sea appears to have triggered the rains along 15th parallel on both the East Coast and West Coast during early morning hours of October 26, as seen in this EUMETSAT image at 0500 IST:

The showers are forecast to continue till Tuesday October 28 at least!