December 19, 2014: In The Next 15 Days......Storm To Hit Sri Lanka On Christmas Day

December 19, 2014

• A deep depression (Or a cyclone) may hit Sri Lanka on December 25, 2014. The system will form on December 20 near the coast of Thailand and move through the Andaman and Nicobar Islands the next day. It will reach the Sri Lankan coast on December 25. Very heavy rains and winds of around 60 kph expected.

December 16, 2014

• The Southern Indian Ocean is very disturbed. One sees many low pressure areas bobbing around. Depression Bakung is expected to intensify on December 20, 2014 into a 120 kph storm, and move towards Rodrigues Island.
• The GEM Forecast models predict another storm following on the heels of Bakung. That too heading for Rodrigues Island. The island faces a cyclone threat in the coming 10 days.
• Northern Sri Lanka and southern Tamil Nadu (India) may be hit by a string of depressions between December 25 and December 31, 2014. Three at the latest count.
• Vietnam can expect a tropical storm in early January, 2015.
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) can expect a very wet month end.
• Northern mountainous regions of India (Kashmir, Himachal and Uttarakhand) will receive up to 15 feet of snowfall till Christmas Day.
• Heavy snowfall in the areas around Great Lakes (US and Canada) in the coming 48 hours.
• Winter storm will bring snowfall to Scotland in the coming days. Heavy snowfall in the Alps in the next week.
• Another storm approaching the US North West.

December 15, 2014: In Next 15 Days... Perhaps...:

In this new column we make predictions on what may happen in the next 15 days. 15 days weather prediction is fraught with uncertainties. But we outline the possibilities....

• A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal may hit the Indian state of Tamil Nadu around December 30, 2014. Very heavy rains possible.
• A strong typhoon may develop west of the Philippines coast in the South China Sea on December 26, 2014. Destination? Wait for next issue.
• The present depression "Bakung" in the south Indian Ocean will intensify into a cyclone and hit Rodrigues Island on Christmas Day