12:40pm, Some more convective activity seen over weak #Kyant.

Drifting WSW continues... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/onH0z.jpg

GFS expects the system #Kyant to drift close to Chennai on afternoon, Friday as a LOW... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/onH9Y.jpg

Moderate rain to start along S-coast Andhra, #Chennai from afternoon of Friday. 

Kyant undergoing shear & dry air stress. Now a depression !

5:30am, Cyclone #Kyant is almost killed by Shear and Dry air. Still drifting WSW.

Convective activity is less. A D.Depression now .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/onmvv.jpg 

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S,central-coast Andhra and N-coast Tamilnadu, Chennai can still have Rain on Friday.

Rain forecast for Friday & Diwali coming up around noon

#Kyant will undergo more weakening and "may" survive as a low-level circulation, LOW and reach up to S-coast Andhra, Chennai on Friday.

October 26, 2016 at 11:19PM

#Kyant remnant! GFS continues to show a Low to come near to #Chennai on #friday . #weather

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October 26, 2016 at 11:11PM

11pm, shear and dry air is taking toll over cyclone #kyant . weakening has started. #weather

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October 26, 2016 at 11:18AM

10:30am, Convective activity of #Cyclone #kyant seen near to Odisha coast .
JTWC expects landfall along central-coast Andhra on 28th. #iwm

— Indian Weather Man (@weatherofindia) October 26, 2016

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October 26, 2016 at 07:08AM

#Kyant as of now.#Chennai - On Friday, weather will be entirely different and "showers and windy day" possible ! #iwm

— Indian Weather Man (@weatherofindia) October 26, 2016

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October 26, 2016 at 07:02AM

Today towards evening, scattered T showers may pop along Odisha coast.
Rainfall forecast for Andhra coming up later in the day ! #iwm

— Indian Weather Man (@weatherofindia) October 26, 2016

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October 26, 2016 at 06:50AM

#Kyant
Models expect a gradual weakening after 24/36hrs and will continue its WSW movement. #iwm

— Indian Weather Man (@weatherofindia) October 26, 2016

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Cyclone Kyant is here

03B Cyclone is officially named as #Cyclone #kyant In past 12hrs, again it has tracked WSW, no further intensification observed ..

99B is now a Cyclone 03B and tracking towards Andhra !!

2:30pm, 99B has intensified into a Cyclone and now tracked as 03B.

It might get its name #Kyant before midnight.. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/ojcUF.gif

03B, during past 12 hrs it has tracked West and then WSW.

Present position is plotted in map.

ADT analysis says pressure around 990mb .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/ojdzI.jpg

03B, Now ALL models suggest a #Diwali menace from Bay for zones from N-coast Tamilnadu, Chennai to central-coast Andhra ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/ojdY1.jpg  

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Models also suggest a weakening of this Cyclone to depression after 48hrs while nearing Andhra coast due to Dry air from NW and high shear ! ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/ojg1x.gif 

03B, already we can see DRY air from North #India is starting to entrain into  NW,W,SW quadrants of the system ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/ojgHB.jpg

Due to 03B Cyclone, As of now, on #Diwali day, 29-Oct, there's a 50% chance of Rain and Winds for S-coast Andhra and #Chennai.

Due to mid-level circulation over Lakshadweep .. scattered T showers possible for S,central Kerala and into S,SE Tamilnadu in next 30hrs.