Heavy rain in Tirupati as a low pressure area forms off Tamil Nadu coast

Tirupati district received heavy rain in the 24 hours till 8.30 am on Wednesday, with Tada recording 109.8 mm, Satyavedu 85.4 mm and Tirupati Aero 76.4 mm, according to the Amaravati Meteorological Centre. The district average of 49.5 mm was more than eight times the daily normal.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said a low pressure area formed over the southwestern Bay of Bengal off the coast of Tamil Nadu at 5:30 am.

According to the Amaravati Centre, thundershowers are likely at isolated places in Prakasam, Nellore and parts of Rayalaseema on Thursday and over most north coastal districts, Prakasam, Nellore and most of Rayalaseema districts on Friday. Strong winds of 30 to 40 km/h, gusting up to 50 km/h, are likely to be in isolated places across the state until Saturday morning. The center is forecasting isolated light to moderate rain until October 27, which will disperse over coastal areas that day.

In an observational update at 5:30 pm, the Cyclone Warning Center (CWC), Visakhapatnam, said an upper air circulation over the Gulf of Thailand has emerged in the North Andaman Sea. A west-northwest shift is “very likely” and another low pressure area is likely to form over the southeast and adjacent east-central Bay of Bengal around October 23. The low temperature is then likely to move to the northwest and strengthen further.

PLN Murthy, CWC chief, said that Visakhapatnam will “definitely” receive rain around October 27, possibly from the evening of October 26.

Prakhar Jain, executive director of the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), said a low pressure area could form by Friday and heavy rain is likely in coastal Andhra Pradesh next week. He advised fishermen not to venture into the sea from Sunday and those already at sea to return by then.

According to the Amaravati Centre, the state received 47.3 mm of rainfall from October 1 to 21 against the normal of 111.7 mm, a deficit of 58 per cent. Only Tirupati, Chittoor and Annamayya districts received more than normal rainfall.

Published – 21 Oct 2026 22:27 IST