The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclone by Thursday night. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, or BMD, the influence of the storm may result in light rain in the southern part of the country.

CHENNAI: The deep depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal moved northwards with a speed of 2 kmph during the past six hours and lay centred over the same region, about 110 km east-northeast of Trincomalee,

The deep depression will be named Cyclone Fengal if it turns into a cyclonic storm before making landfall. However, the Met department official says weather patterns show it is weakening.

The deep depression would move nearly north-northwestwards, skirting Sri Lanka coast and intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours, the RMC said in its latest bulletin

A deep depression in the Southwest Bay of Bengal is moving north-northwestwards, expected to evolve into a cyclonic storm. This development will bring significant rainfall to coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

According to the IMD, the depression is very likely to continue to move north-northwestwards and intensify further into a cyclonic storm

According to a special weather bulletin issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, or BMD, the deep depression was located 2,025km south-southwest of Chattogram seaport, 1,960km south-southwest of Cox’s Bazar seaport, 1,940km south-southwest of Mongla seaport, and 1,925km south-southwest of Payra seaport on Tuesday afternoon.

The Navy was bracing up to deal with Cyclone Fengal which is brewing in the Bay of Bengal and expected to intensify in the next one or two days. In anticipation of the impact of the Cyclone

As Cyclone Fengal intensifies over the Bay of Bengal, Chennai braces for prolonged rainfall expected to continue until December 1. The city has already witnessed heavy downpours, disrupting daily life and raising concerns about waterlogging in low-lying areas.