Well-Marked Low Pressure Area over Southeast Bay of Bengal Likely to Intensify into a Depression within 6 Hours and Further into a Cyclonic Storm within 24 Hours
Fresh storm brewing over Bay of Bengal, likely to intensify into depression: A low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression within the next few hours. It will further strengthen into a cyclonic storm by November 1, Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) said on Saturday.
‘Well-Marked Low Pressure Area over Southeast Bay of Bengal Likely to Intensify into a Depression within 6 Hours and Further into a Cyclonic Storm within 24 Hours; Expected to Move West-Northwestwards and Reach West-central Bay of Bengal Near Andhra Pradesh Coast by the Evening of 2 November 2026,’ the IMD said in a post on X.
The weather office has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers at a few places across Odisha over the next two days, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty surface winds of 30-40 kmph, gusting to 50 kmph, at isolated places in several districts.
The IMD has issued an orange warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Ganjam on November 3, 4 and 5. Heavy rainfall is also likely at isolated places in Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada during the period. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea along and off the Odisha coast from November 2 to 4.
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The latest cyclone threat comes days after Cyclone Arnab wreaked havoc in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The storm made landfall early on October 28, between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam along the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coast.
