Cyclone Brewing in Bay of Bengal, IMD Warns Storm On October 26; Heavy Rain Continued in Kerala, Tamil Nadu

A low pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal and it is intensifying. Thus, the cyclone storm to hit the region by October 26, according to the IMD.

According to the IMD on Saturday, a well defined low pressure area over the east-central Bay of Bengal is predicted to become a depression during the day and eventually develop into a cyclonic storm over the west central Bay of Bengal by the morning of October 26.

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The IMD has further stated that the low pressure zone over the east-central and adjacent south-east Bay of Bengal had developed into a well marked low pressure area and was located over the east-central Bay of Bengal at 5.30 am IST on October 24. The IMD predicts that the system will stay in the same region and intensify into a depression on October 24, ANI reports.

IMD Weather Warning ! Under the influence of the likely formation and further intensification of a Cyclonic Storm over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal by 26th October, isolated extremely heavy rainfall is likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh on 27th & 28th October, and over Odisha and Telangana on 28th October. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is also likely over Odisha on 27th & 29th October, 2026. Stay alert and follow official weather updates. #WeatherAlert #HeavyRainfall #CyclonicStorm #IMD #AndhraPradesh #Odisha #Telangana #WeatherUpdate @moesgoi @airnewsalerts @DDNational @ndmaindia — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 24, 2026

After that, it is expected to move west-northwestwards and become a deep depression by October 25, then a cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal by the morning of October 26.

In the next few days, parts of eastern India are predicted to have severe rainfall from the developing system. On October 27, Odisha may experience heavy to very heavy rain, with extremely heavy rainfall possible at isolated places on October 28. Heavy to extremely heavy precipitation, with the possibility of isolated exceptionally heavy showers on October 27 and 28, is also predicted for North Andhra Pradesh.