Light rain likely in south coastal Andhra Pradesh for three days

Trucks move on a partially submerged road after heavy rains under the influence of Cyclone Arnab in Ichchapuram in Srikakulam district on Friday. | Photo credit: PTI

A low pressure area over the South Andaman Sea is likely to concentrate into a depression over the Southeast Bay of Bengal around October 31 and move west-northwestwards towards the Andhra Pradesh coast during the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

PLN Murthy, head of the Cyclone Warning Center (CWC), Visakhapatnam, said the system has not yet been declared a depression and it needs to be watched whether it will intensify further. The rest of the very strong cyclonic storm Arnab, now a low pressure area over north Chhattisgarh, is no longer affecting the state, he said.

It rained heavily in parts of the coastal areas on Friday. By 6 pm, Nagaram in Konaseema district recorded 91.5 mm, Tanuka in West Godavari 81.2 mm, Chodavaram in Anakapalli 80.2 mm, Velangi in Kakinada 76.9 mm and Machilipatnam in Krishna 76.7 mm, according to the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA State Management Authority). Mamidikuduru in Konaseema received 54.2 mm and Devarapalli in Anakapalli received 52.5 mm.

APSDMA Executive Director Prakhar Jain said places in south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema are likely to receive light to moderate rain for three days. Light rain is expected at isolated places in East Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, Markapuram, Prakasam and Nellore on Sunday and Monday. Fishermen were advised not to venture into the sea.

CWC has predicted heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in NTR, Krishna, Guntur, Palnadu and Bapatla districts on November 2 and West Godavari, Eluru and Prakasam on November 3 as well. From November 1, stormy weather is likely along the coast and beyond, with winds reaching 55 km/h, gusts of 22 km/h, 65 Nov.

The maximum temperatures recorded on Friday were above normal in Rayalaseema and along the south coast. Anantapur recorded the highest maximum of 37°C, followed by Nellore at 36.7°C, Visakhapatnam at 29.6°C and Amaravati at 34.5°C.

An inter-ministerial central team led by Chittaranjan Dash, Joint Secretary, Union Home Ministry, will assess the damage caused by Cyclone Arnab in Konaseema, East Godavari, Kakinada and West Godavari on Saturday and Sunday, Mr. Jain said.

Another team led by Chinmay Gotmar, Joint Secretary, Union Agriculture Ministry, will review the kharif drought conditions in Sri Sathya Sai, Anantapur, Kurnool and Nandyal on Monday and Tuesday. The state has declared 283 mandals as severely drought-affected and 105 as moderately drought-affected.

The teams are likely to meet Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday and Wednesday.

Published – 31 Oct 2026 0:53 IST