Depression Over Bay of Bengal Likely to Intensify into Severe Cyclonic Storm by Nov 17
In its evening weather bulletin, the Weather department said the depression moved north-northwestwards at a speed of 7 kmph during the past six hours and lay centred over the southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal at 1730 hours on Sunday.
The system was located near latitude 10.2°N and longitude 86.8°E, about 780 km east-southeast of Chennai and 920 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam.
It is likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm over the central parts of the south and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal by the evening of November 16.
It is expected to further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal by the evening of November 17.
Thereafter, the system is likely to intensify further and move northwestwards towards the Andhra Pradesh coast during the subsequent two days.
Meanwhile, Telangana is likely to experience dry weather from November 15 to 19, with isolated rain or thundershowers expected on November 20 and 21.
The department said there would be no large change in minimum temperatures across the State during the next two days. No weather warnings have been issued for Telangana during the next seven days.
For Hyderabad and its neighbourhood, partly cloudy skies are likely during the next 24 to 48 hours, with mist or hazy conditions expected during morning hours.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 31 and 17 degrees Celsius respectively on Monday, while the minimum temperature may rise to 18 degrees Celsius during the following 24 hours.
Northeasterly winds are expected to prevail at speeds of 4-6 kmph, the bulletin added.
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