Overview

• IMD confirms a low-pressure area over the northeast Bay of Bengal and anticipates another forming around September 25.
• Forecast guidance indicates west-northwest movement, likely intensifying into a depression by September 26 and crossing near the South Odisha–North Andhra coasts around September 27.
• Odisha faces statewide rain on September 22 with an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain in Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj and yellow alerts for multiple other districts.
• Squally conditions of 40–50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph are expected along and off the Odisha coast through September 25, with 30–40 kmph gusts possible over land in warned districts.
• Short-term alerts flag thunderstorms with 40–50 kmph gusts in parts of Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram, and heavy rain is likely in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema from September 24–27, with recent 24-hour totals peaking at 8.9 cm in Palnadu.