The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has said a depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday, October 27.
The Meteorological Department said the depression is likely to move nearly southwards and strengthen into a deep depression on Sunday before gradually turning west-northwestwards. The system is expected to develop into a cyclonic storm over the east-central and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal by the morning of October 26, and further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal around the morning of October 27, it said.
"Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards, intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm and reach Westcentral Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh coast around morning of 28th October, 2026. It is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh & Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a very severe cyclonic storm with the maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph by forenoon of 28th October, 2026," the Hyderabad Meteorological Centre of the IMD said.
But how will it affect the weather in neighbouring Telangana?
There are no warnings in place for Telangana for Monday. On Tuesday, isolated places in Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, and Jogulamba Gadwal districts should expect thunderstorms accompanied by lightning.
- However, a Red Alert is in place for Wednesday, October 28 in some districts. "Heavy to Very Heavy with isolated Extremely Heavy Rainfall very likely to occur at isolated places in Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahabubabad districts of Telangana," the IMD release said.
- An Orange Alert has been issued for Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Warangal, Suryapet, Nalgonda, and Nagarkurnool districts, as heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places.
The IMD alert stated, "Thunderstorm accompanied with Lightning and Gusty Winds of 50-60 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumakonda districts of Telangana."
Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places in Komuram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Peddapalli, Karimnagar, Hanumakonda, Jangaon, and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts—which have been handed a Yellow Alert.
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The following day (Thursday, October 29), there is a Yellow Alert in place for the districts of Komuram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, and Mulugu.
Regarding other districts, the weather forecast said, "Thunderstorm accompanied with Lightning and Gusty Winds(30-40 kmph) very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, KomuramBheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Vikarabad districts of Telangana."
There are no weather warnings for the remainder of the week.
