Overview

• The IMD says a low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal within 24 hours and move west-northwest, with a high chance of intensifying into a depression over the central and west-central Bay within the next 48 hours.
• Odisha is forecast to see isolated to scattered light to moderate rain with thunderstorms and gusty winds over the next 24–48 hours, with rainfall activity expected to increase between October 24 and 26.
• A yellow warning is in place for coastal Odisha with thunderstorm and lightning alerts for districts including Puri, Koraput, Nabarangapur, Ganjam, and Gajapati, and the IMD advises farmers and the public to seek safe shelter during storms.
• Recent observations show scattered rainfall across Odisha with two heavy spells and a maximum of 79 mm recorded at Sam Patna, and night temperatures are likely to fall over the next week.
• The Regional Meteorological Centre projects widespread rain across Tamil Nadu over the next six days, with heavy to very heavy showers expected from October 23 to 25, after severe waterlogging in Thoothukudi and a state preparedness review by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.