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Cyclone Arnab: IMD says new low-pressure system may strengthen near Andhra coast on October 31, 2026
The IMD said on October 29, 2026 that a low-pressure area over the south Andaman Sea may become a depression on October 31 and move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On October 29, 2026, the India Meteorological Department said a low-pressure area over the south Andaman Sea could strengthen into a depression around October 31 and move west-northwest towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, while Cyclone Arnab had already weakened into a depression over central Chhattisgarh.
Key specifics
- Date: October 29, 2026, when the IMD issued the forecast.
- Location: the low-pressure area was over the south Andaman Sea.
- Timeline: it may strengthen into a depression around October 31, 2026.
- Direction: the system is expected to move west-northwest towards the Andhra Pradesh coast.
- Status: Cyclone Arnab had weakened into a depression over central Chhattisgarh.
Exam lens
Question type: disaster management and weather system MCQ, IMD, south Andaman Sea, October 31, 2026, west-northwest, Andhra Pradesh coast. TNPSC may ask the sequence low-pressure area → depression and the issuing agency.