IMD Weather Alert: Bay of Bengal depression to intensify today, ‘very strong’ cyclone to hit Andhra on Oct 28 | Today’s news
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the depression over the Bay of Bengal will rapidly intensify into a deep depression on Sunday, October 25.
It is the first major escalation of the weather system, which is on a trajectory to transform into a “very severe” cyclonic storm before making landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast next week.
According to the latest IMD update, the system is very likely to move almost south today, intensify into a deep depression and then gradually turn west-northwestward over east-central and adjacent southeast Bay of Bengal by October 26 morning.
It is likely to develop “into a severe cyclonic storm over west-central Bay of Bengal around the morning of October 27, 2026,” the IMD said.
Current position and rapid intensification
As of 2330 hours IST on October 24, the weather agency said the depression was centered over the east central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal. During the previous six hours, it was moving in a southeasterly direction at a speed of 8 km/h.
The Met office has identified its location as approximately 470 km north-northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands), 860 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 950 km east-southeast of Kakinada, 1060 km east of Machilipatnam and 1130 km east of Bapatla.
Following today’s escalation into a deep depression, the IMD predicts a rapid, multi-stage intensification process:
Landing is expected on October 28
The IMD warned that the system will eventually culminate as a very severe cyclonic storm. It is expected to reach the Westcentral Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh coast by the morning of October 28.
A very severe cyclonic storm is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam by the morning of 28 October.
During landfall, coastal areas should prepare for maximum sustained winds of 115-125 km/h, with gusts reaching up to 140 km/h.
Under the influence of this system, the Met Department has predicted rainfall over parts of the southern state from October 26 to 29.
It said thundershowers followed by scattered heavy to very heavy rains are expected at isolated places over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema on 26, 27 and 28 October, with extremely heavy rain likely at isolated places over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on 27 October.
Heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy rain likely at isolated places over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam has been forecast by the Met Department on 28 October.
It has predicted heavy rain in parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on October 29.
