In The Next 15 Days.....A Cyclone Forming In South Pacific

Update, December 22, 2014.

• A typhoon may hit central Philippines on December 27, 2014 in the Visayas.
• A cyclone may form in the South Indian Ocean on December 26, 2014. No land areas will be affected.
• A depression has formed in the south Pacific Ocean near Vanuatu, east of the Australian coast. It is expected to intensify into a cyclone in the next 24 hours. It,s present winds are 35 kph. The storm will move SSE.
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Within 15 Days...Cyclone Develops South Indian Ocean. Depression Hits Srilanka

December 20, 2014 Update

• A cyclone may develop a few hundred kilometers NE of Rodrigues island on December 25, 2014. It will reach speeds of 75-90 kph. Not expected to hit the island but pass it by.
• A deep depression will hit Srilanka around December 27, 2014. Strong winds and heavy rains expected.
• A depression near Madagascar will bring rains to Reunion and Mauritius around December 31, 2014.

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