The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) has issued a yellow alert as the deep depression is unlikely to move towards Myanmar and is expected to cross the northern coast of Sri Lanka.
As of the afternoon of January 9, the deep depression, which is developing in the southwestern Bay of Bengal, has moved northwestwards and is centered about 840 nautical miles southwest of Cocogyun, Myanmar, 160 nautical miles southeast of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka and 390 nautical miles southeast of Puducherry, India, announced the DMH.
The DMH has issued a yellow alert, stating that the current status of the storm is not likely to move towards Myanmar.
The storm is located at 7.3 degrees north latitude and 83.1 degrees east longitude at 10:30 am, with a central pressure of 1,004 hectopascals and a maximum sustained wind speed of 35 miles per hour. It is expected to continue moving northwestward and cross the northern coast of Sri Lanka between Trincomalee and Jaffna within the next 24 hours, the DMH said.
In addition, there are few clouds over the northern Andaman Sea, northern Bay of Bengal and central and eastern parts, while there are moderate to heavy clouds over the southern Andaman Sea and the rest of the Bay of Bengal. There will be moderate waves in the Myanmar sea, with wave heights of 5 to 7 feet along the Myanmar coasts and offshore. In the next two days, night temperatures may drop slightly in Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay, Magway, lower Sagaing regions, and Kayah and Shan states.
The weather conditions on January 8 were generally fine in Nay Pyi Taw, Bago, Ayeyawady regions, and Kayah, Chin, Mon and northern and southern Shan states, while the rest of the regions and states were partly cloudy.
Night temperatures were 3 to 4°C below the average temperature for January in Tanintharyi Region, Kayah and Kayin states, and 2°C below the average temperature for January in Bago Region, Chin and northern and southern Shan states, while the rest of the regions and states were around the average temperature for January. The notable night temperatures were minus 1.5°C in Haka, 2°C in Namhsan (southern Shan State), 3.3°C in Loilem, 3.4°C in Heho, 4.5°C in Tiddim, 4.6°C in Pinlaung, 5°C in Mongyan, 5.2°C in Putao, 5.4°C in Hsipaw and 5.8°C in Mohnyin.
