The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday that a low pressure area is forming over South Andaman Sea, which is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm around May 6. There is a possibility of very heavy rain in the surrounding area in the next few days.
Talking about the situation in Andaman, RK Jenamani, Senior Scientist of IMD said on Monday, ‘The system is forming in Andaman on 4th May. On May 6, low pressure will form and then it will intensify further. We are issuing a warning for those living in South Andaman and adjoining areas of Bay of Bengal. We have asked people not to go there as there are signs that the system will intensify. We have mainly asked the fishermen not to go there.”
The weather agency also updated that no heatwave conditions are expected over Northwest, Central and East India during the next 4-5 days. Under the influence of the cyclonic storm, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Nicobar Islands on 4th and 5th May and Andaman Islands on 6th and 7th May.
Meanwhile, isolated thunderstorms are very likely over Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during the next 5 days due to the stoppage of wind over peninsular India in the lower troposphere levels. Apart from this, heavy rain has been predicted in Kerala-Maharashtra on May 3 and 4 and in Tamil Nadu-Puducherry-Karaikal on May 5.
Light to moderate rain is very likely over Northeast India and West Bengal-Sikkim during the next 5 days under the influence of Southwesterly winds from Bay of Bengal.