IMD Predicts Low Pressure Over BoB, Depression Likely by Nov 24

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that a low-pressure area will form over the South Andaman Sea within the next 24 hours.

The system will then intensify into a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal by November 24.

Weather scientist Uma Shankar Das stated on X that a cyclonic circulation over the Malacca Strait, extending up to 5.8 km above sea level, is likely to trigger the formation of the low-pressure system. He added that the depression will move west-northwest and may further intensify over the southwest Bay of Bengal within 48 hours.

Uncertainty Over Cyclone Formation

However, experts remain uncertain whether the developing system will strengthen into a cyclonic storm. Although several weather models have attempted to predict its trajectory and intensit