Vinson Kurian

Ann incoming circulation from Gulf of Thailand will be closely watched as it moves westwards towards the Andaman Sea, where it could likely develop into a low-pressure area and intensify

“Since it is the President who holds equity shares in CPSEs on behalf of the people, I seek your intervention in directing the government to review disinvestment,” Sarma said in the letter

The cloud mass forms leading edge of an easterly wave from Sumatra and the Gulf of Thailand, with moisture-laden clouds building over central parts of the south-west Bay of Bengal off Sri Lanka

India Meteorological Department predicts very heavy showers over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal even as a second ‘low' could intensify into a major system over the Bay early next week

Bay stirs on two fronts as north-east monsoon gathers steam even as super typhoon Champi puts Taiwan, further to east-north-east, on nationwide alert

A parent low-pressure area is expected to move west-north-westwards over Bay, intensifying into a deep depression by Sunday and a cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay by Monday morning

Andhra coast is increasingly in focus, though the time of landfall and area thereof remain uncertain. Isolated very heavy rain is forecast for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, South Interior Karnataka, Lakshadweep.

Squally weather, gale-force winds and rough to very rough seas are forecast over the western and central Bay Tuesday, with impact spilling over to the Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Odisha coasts

The building very severe cyclone is expected to track north-northeastwards, dragging a sprawling rain across large swathes eastern and central India, and away from most of the South Peninsula

Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam and Telangana ahead of and during landfall of the very severe cyclone expected tomorrow (Wednesday) morning