IMD says low pressure area persists over Bay of Bengal

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said a low pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal and is likely to turn into a depression around November 24.

“Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation, a low pressure area has formed near the Strait of Malacca over the South Andaman Sea. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and turn into a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea around November 24, 2025,” the IMD said in a special bulletin.

The weather office also said that the system (possible depression) is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify further over southwest Bay of Bengal during the next 48 hours.

Although IMD scientists are unsure whether the low pressure system will develop into a cyclonic storm, he said the weather agency will update people well before the formation of any system.

With heavy rains expected in the coastal and southern areas of the state, people have resorted to harvesting paddy crops which are almost mature.

However, the state agriculture department has not yet issued any advisory for farmers, an official said.

Meanwhile, Director of Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, Manorama Mohanty said that the low pressure area is at a very long distance from the Odisha coast and hence the IMD has predicted dry weather in the state.