Environment
IMD tracks Bay system that may become cyclone Arnab
The Indian Express·
IMD said a low over the southeast Bay of Bengal will intensify into a depression on Saturday. It may become a deep depression by October 25 and a cyclonic storm on October 26. If it becomes a cyclone, it would be the Bay's first in 2026, named Arnab. IMD said it would then move toward north Andhra and south Odisha.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Coastal Odisha and northern Nicobar Islands may see very heavy rainfall on October 26 and 27, IMD said.
- Heavy rain is also forecast over Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema, Kerala and coastal Karnataka until October 27.
- North Karnataka rainfall is listed until October 25 under the same bulletin.
What's Happening
- IMD issued a special bulletin after the low formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal.
- The agency said the system would remain over the west-central Bay after becoming a cyclonic storm on October 26.
- It then forecast a move toward the north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coast in the two days after October 26.
Naming and the Bay average
- Bangladesh proposed the name Arnab for the Bay of Bengal's first cyclone of 2026 if the system intensifies.
- IMD said India faces cyclones from both the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
- On average, four cyclones form in the North Indian Ocean each year, three of them over the Bay of Bengal.
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