Cyclonic activity in Bay of Bengal may bring heavy rains to eastern states, predicts IMD
NEW DELHI: A low-pressure system is expected to develop in the southwest Bay of Bengal by Wednesday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
A cyclonic circulation has been persisting in the region since late last week.
“The low-pressure system is likely to move northeastwards, strengthening into a depression over the central Bay of Bengal by Friday. It is expected to intensify further and continue moving northeastwards,” the IMD stated in its daily weather bulletin.
Due to this developing system, the IMD has forecast rainfall for West Bengal, Odisha, Mizoram, Tripura, and parts of Manipur.
On May 25, heavy rainfall is anticipated in some areas, with moderate intensity rains expected over north and south 24 Parganas, east Medinipur, and Balasore.
Fishermen are advised against venturing into the southern Bay of Bengal starting Thursday, and those already at sea are urged to return within the next two days.
Rainfall activity has been steadily increasing across south peninsular India over the past
week as the southwest monsoon onset approaches. According to the latest satellite images and ocean-atmospheric parameters, the southwest monsoon will advance into more regions of the Arabian Sea, Maldives, south Bay of Bengal, Comorin areas, Andaman and Nicobar islands, and the Andaman Sea in the next two days, the IMD reported.
On Tuesday, two cyclonic circulations were present over north Kerala and coastal Andhra Pradesh. Kerala and Tamil Nadu have recorded heavy rainfall, alleviating the hot and humid conditions of recent weeks.
As of May 20, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have recorded 90.3mm and 227.3mm of rainfall respectively. All states and union territories in the southern peninsula, except the Andaman and Nicobar islands, have experienced normal or above-normal rainfall this May, according to the IMD’s data.