The system is likely to move gradually west-northwest over southwest Bay of Bengal and reach near Sri Lanka coast during subsequently three days.
The IMD has issued a ‘yellow warning’ for dense fog in several parts of the State in the next 48 hours.
Due to the blanket of fog, morning traffic was affected with the visibility dropping to below 100 metres. Four and two-wheelers were seen moving along the city roads with fog lights on.
Night temperature is expected to rise by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius.
Keeping the severity of the cyclone in view, a holiday for schools and colleges has been declared in several districts of Tamil Nadu.
Meanwhile, IMD’s Regional Centre today predicted light to moderate rainfall in several parts of Odisha in the coming days.
The weather bureau has also shared the forecast track and intensity of the probable cyclonic storm.
The people here have braced themselves to tackle the wrath of winter. India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday informed that Phulbani recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 9.5 degree Celsius on Saturday.
The IMD said a low pressure area is likely to form over Southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood today (November 16, 2022).
As per IMD’s regional centre in Bhubaneswar, the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar recorded minimum temperature of 20 and 19.4 degree C, respectively.
It was also for the first time that the residents experienced the winter chill this year. The drop in visibility created inconvenience for commuters and also affected movement of vehicular traffic on major roads.
A fresh press briefing by the Bhubaneswar Met Centre confirmed on Friday that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Cuttack districts on October 24 and 25.
The IMD in its latest forecast clearly mentioned that the low pressure formed today is likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a Depression over eastcentral and adjoining South east Bay of Bengal around October 22.
As per IMD, yesterday’s cyclonic circulation over south Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a low pressure area over southeast and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal around October 20.
Even as some weather scientists have indicated the intensification of the system into a cyclone, the premier weather agency of the nation-India Meteorological Department (IMD) is still silent on this.
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