Some Cold Facts of the North American Cold: 2nd Jan....2013
A whirlpool of frigid, dense air that pummeled much of the U.S. on Monday could break decades-old records from Montana to Alabama.

Tuesday's Lowest Temperature: -44c, Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, -43c at Eureka AP, Nunavat, -41c at Taloyoak, Nunavat.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, -34c, Rice Lake AP, Winconsin recorded -33c.
Quebec (Canada) has seen a new Low record on 2nd Jan when the low fell to -33.3c, beating the previous low of -29.4c of 1968.
Bogotville also set a new Low record when it froze to -40.4c, surpassing its previous low of -35.6 of 1974.

Max winds were on the Mt. Washington Observatory recording 75 knts.
Max Wind Chill was at Igloolik AP, Canada at -56c.

An Interesting fact today: There was a rise in pressure of 10.4mb in a 3 hour span in Argetia, New Foundland, Canada.
For Information, Coldest Place on Earth today (7th Jan): Selagoncy, Russia at -56c.

RT @kthirumani: Raining now at keela eral, Tuticorin district.  Tamilmadu @weatherofindia 9:38pm

8pm, Very active Gulf of Mannar as the remnant of 01B as a LOW pressure is slowly drifting S-W... http://ow.ly/i/4dOWw 
Nagercoil - 8:35pm, "Steady rain from 5:30pm due to 01B".
More heavy rain ahead for Kanyakumari district, Tamilnadu during next 18hrs.

3:30pm, remnant of 01B as LOW pressure is now over Gulf of Mannar... HEAVY rain seen along Srilanka coast... http://ow.ly/i/4dHhv 
3:30pm, moderate showers also seen along Rameswaram zone of Tamilnadu ... http://ow.ly/i/4dHhv

Scattered moderate / heavy rain due to 01B is expected for S-tip, S,S-coast Tamilnadu during next 36hrs from now.

#COLD morning for North #India... Hissar (Haryana) records a low temp of -2.1 C
Minimum temp over #Delhi continue to be around 5 C.
Jodhpur = 5 C ( 5 C below normal) and Jaipur = 5 C (3 C below normal)

Next strong W.D system is nearing N,N-W India... expected to be in full swing from noon of 8-Jan ... http://ow.ly/i/4dFR1 

01B - is still hovering over N Srilanka and adjoining S-W Bay ... http://ow.ly/i/4dcDN 
8:30pm, Showers seen over N,N-E,N-central Srilanka and into North Gulf of Mannar ... http://ow.ly/i/4dcHg 
01B is a Well marked LOW.
01B is expected to weaken even more and push S-W into Gulf Mannar in next 18hrs.

After this 01B, another easterly wave is expected to push in and expected to reach Tamilnadu coast on 13/14-Jan.

Today morning low temp over North India was recorded at Amristar (Punjab) = 1 C.

Today evening the Moisture left from W.D trough has drifted away into East,N-E India and into Bangladesh... http://ow.ly/i/4dcqE 
Next, strong W.D system is expected to reach N,N-W India on 8-Jan.... http://ow.ly/i/4dcvD 

01B - Now a well marked LOW, Heavy rain over N tip of Srilanka.

1:30pm, 01B - Visible shows Heavy convective activity over N. Srilanka and along S-E Tamilnadu coast ... http://ow.ly/i/4d1Gz 
01B - as of now is drastically weakened into a Depression or a Well marked LOW, lying along N tip of Srilanka.
01B - is expected to further drift S-W into Gulf Mannar during next 24 hrs as a Well marked LOW ... http://ow.ly/i/4d1Mb 

Models continue to forecast, HEAVY and scattered rain for S Tamilnadu (Tuticorin, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts) from tonight.
HEAVY rain warning for Kanyakumari district of Tamilnadu on tonight, Tuesday and wednesday ... http://ow.ly/i/4d1SM 

Kolkata - 1pm, "Gloomy weather, seems rains on the corner by evening.
temp under check big time , its just 22 C with 15 km/h winds from NNW"

01B - Deep Depression with less rain !!

12am, Satellite IR shows convective activity over N-W quadrant, very near to N Srilanka tip and some light showers also seen pushing into central,  S-E Tamilnadu coast as well.

Position is now around 9.1N , 81.2 E
ADT analysed pressure around 1008 mb.
US Navy suggests pressure around 996mb.
Winds gusting to 60/70 kmph.

Latest microwave imagery suggests that exposed center of system is slowly degrading... suggesting rapid dissipation of the system.
Still HEAVY rain expected for S-E coast, S,S-central Tamilnadu from evening of today (Monday).
Scattered HEAVY rain is still forecast for Kanyakumari, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli districts of Tamilnadu on Monday night, Tuesday and into Wednesday.
NO rain expected for N,N-coast Tamilnadu and #Chennai.