Massive Giant Storms of the U.S. and Yasi magnitude draws major attention of meteorologists, but some minor happenings are on around the Indian Sub-Continent:

Southern Region:

91B is currently situated at 5.9N and 83.4E. Wind speed just about 15 kts.and pressure at 1008mb, its just about qualifies as a well marked low. Being embedded in the E. wave, we should presume it to travel east and cross the Sri Lanka coast by tomorrow.Sri Lanka east coast can expect heavy rains due to this system, and some "spill over" on the South T.N. coast. Rainfall into T.N. will not be really heavy.

Northern Region:

The anticipated W.D. is now over Pakistan, where precipitation should have commenced from Wednesday night in the Northern, NWFP and Balochistan areas. Overall, these regions will get good rains/snow Thursday thru Saturday, with Upper Sindh areas getting the odd thundershower on Thursday/ Friday. Sukur and Jacobabad might see these showers.

Actually, on Thursday, the W.D. low is centred over Pakistan's Punjab region, with the precipitation belt stretching from Dubai NE thru Balochistan, Punjab (Pakistan) into Northern Pakistan and North India.

Dubai has received rains today, Wednesday from this system. Strong winds raised sand and dust, and showers lashed the city between 6pm and 7 pm. A reader has put up this pic today taken from her car.

Moving into India from Thursday, states of Kashmir and H.P. will receive heavy snowfall on Thursday thru Monday, and disruption likely in the 2 states due to snow accumulation.The system is expected to persisit due to trough in the upper air stabilising for a few days over the region. Rains/snow in the Northern regions of India will hang on till Monday, after which it will penetrate into Utteranchal hills, U.P. plains and western Nepal.

The plains of Punjab and Haryana will get thundershowers, with the odd one popping up in N.Rajasthan.

Nepal areas will start getting the benfits of this system from Sunday. Kathmandu should get the rainfall on Monday, 7th.

Cold conditions will re-establish over India and Pakistan from this weekend.

Chennai - Min temp. is still around 21 deg C... 21.5 C (6:27am) ... Cloudy & warm days expected till 6-Feb

Latest warning :: Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology ... Cyclone Yasi ... http://ow.ly/3OSud

Very latest Satellite IR shot of cyclone yasi ... http://ow.ly/3OQDD

7:30pm, Cloud formations around Depression "91B" is dying.. entire S. Tamilnadu is cloudy and E.Srilanka Heavy rains.. http://ow.ly/i/7LEh

Low pressure "91B" area over S-W Bay has intensified into a depression and centred at 1430
IST near Lat. 6.5°N and long. 82.5°E

More live web cam from Townsville .. Cyclone yasi ... http://ow.ly/3OPS1

Live cyclone Yasi news video and report ... http://ow.ly/3OPKk

Australia's worst ever cyclone 'Yasi' today hit the country's flood-ravaged northern Queensland province ... http://ow.ly/3OPz3

Australia :: Cyclone Yasi roars into Queensland coast ... http://ow.ly/3OPlN .... http://ow.ly/i/7LBN

RT @kgusby: RT @BreakingNews: Category 5 Cyclone Yasi is now crossing the coast of N-E Australia - meteorologists http://bbc.in/dEBX5A

Cyclone Yasi .. now live video from townsville ... LIVE ... http://ow.ly/3OOux

RT @petergnz: The eye of Yasi is 100KM across. Staggeringly large cyclone! Queenslanders are in for a rough night. stay safe!

Tropical Cyclone Yasi as it approaches Nth QLD. View from West End looking ENE towards Castle Hill.. LIVE .. http://ow.ly/3OEhR

Cyclone Yasi due to strike north of Townsville in North Queensland, Australia .. LIVE cam ... http://ow.ly/3OEgB

Comparison chart for Cyclone Yasi ... Katrina vs Yasi vs Tracy vs Larry ... http://ow.ly/i/7L72

Cyclone yasi upgraded to a category 5, up to 300km winds ... VIDEO ... http://ow.ly/3OEbo .. tcyasi bigyasi

Cyclone "Yasi" ... LIVE web cam ... http://ping.fm/ejJvC ... tcyasi bigyasi

Cyclone "Yasi" ... LIVE web cam ... http://ping.fm/j0THw

Cyclone Yasi WeBcam,LIVE..thanks to Patrap.

http://justin.tv/cycloneyasi/b/278747243

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The present S-W Bay UAC "91B" will travel W-S-W and lie over S.Gulf Mannar on 4-Feb and then die the day after ... http://ow.ly/i/7L2S

Today, S-W Bay is having a strong UAC and followed as "91B" ... http://ow.ly/i/7L24

Winds turn E at 11.30. Mumbai jumps to 33c at Noon.

USA :: Winter "beast" delivers on promise ... http://ow.ly/3OCfY

RT @breakingnews: Quake in southwest China damages hundreds of homes, prompts evacuation of 64,500 people - Xinhua http://bit.ly/fxlEYG

RT @nytimesgreen: Malaysian Forest Ebbing at Rapid Rate, Report Says http://bit.ly/hwLVY7

Category 5, Cyclone, Yasi is all set to ram into Queensland, Australia

Category 5, Cyclone, Yasi is all set to ram into Queensland.  Yasi is the strongest and biggest cyclone experienced in Australia since 1918, and its accompanying storm surges of up to 7m above high tide anticipated at Cardwell have forced the evacuation of 35,000 people from Townsville to Cairns.

Read more: http://devconsultancygroup.blogspot.com/2011/02/category-5-cyclone-yasi-set-to-ram.html