Indian Meteorological Department said that the low-pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea has become Well Marked Low-Pressure Area over the same region at 5:30 IST today, the 9th May 2023.

"It is very likely to intensify into a depression by today evening over the same region and into a cyclonic storm over the south-east Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of East Central BoB and the Andaman Sea on 10th May,” it added.

“It is likely to move initially North-westwards till 12th May morning. Thereafter, to recurve gradually and move North-eastwards towards Bangladesh-Myanmar coasts," said the MeT Department.

Heavy rainfall is very likely over Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Arunachal Pradesh.

Forecast Warning for the Next 4 Days

May 9

Light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorm is very likely at some places over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Madhya Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka.

Heat wave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets over Gangetic West Bengal.

Very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places likely over Andaman and Nicobar Islands and heavy rainfall at isolated places over South Interior Karnataka and Kerala.

May 11

Light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms is very likely at some places over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala and Karnataka.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over the Andaman Islands and heavy rainfall at isolated places over the Nicobar Islands.

May 12

Light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms is very likely at some places over the Andaman Islands, Kerala, and Karnataka.

Moderate to intense convection over the South Bay of Bengal and Nicobar Islands and South Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.

According to the MeT Department, recent satellite imagery depicts the presence of:

Moderate convection over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh & adjoining Uttarakhand and south Chhattisgarh.