People brave precocious winds and rainfall connected the shores of Marina successful Chennai.
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Cyclone Ditwah, present positioned implicit coastal Sri Lanka and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal, is acceptable to bring aggravated rainfall implicit the delta and adjoining districts connected Friday, earlier shifting towards northbound Tamil Nadu by weekend.
A yellowish alert has been sounded for 5 southbound coastal and delta districts, including Ramanathapuram and Thanjavur. With the upwind strategy expected to intensify further, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has fixed orangish and yellowish alerts for delta and adjoining districts specified arsenic Ariyalur and Cuddalore connected Friday (November 28, 2025).
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted precise dense to scattered highly dense rainfall for Rayalaseema and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh connected November 29, 30 and December 1 arsenic Ditwah, is expected to determination person to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
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November 28, 2025 10:02
Cyclone Ditwah to thrust aggravated rainfall till weekend
Cyclone Ditwah, present positioned implicit coastal Sri Lanka and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal, is acceptable to bring aggravated rainfall implicit the delta and adjoining districts connected Friday, earlier shifting towards northbound Tamil Nadu by weekend. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has declared a reddish alert for respective districts connected Friday and Saturday.
B. Amudha, Head (Additional in-charge), RMC, said Ditwah, meaning lagoon, a sanction suggested by Yemen arsenic portion of the cyclone naming convention, lies astir 570 km south-southeast of Puducherry and 670 km south-southeast of Chennai. It is apt to determination crossed Sri Lanka’s seashore and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal, and scope adjacent the northbound Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and southbound Andhra Pradesh coasts by the aboriginal greeting of November 30.
The RMC has declared a cyclonic tempest arsenic of now, based connected assorted upwind observations. “We volition get much clarity connected the landfall arsenic the cyclone moves person to the region. Rainfall strength successful assorted districts whitethorn alteration according to the cyclone’s presumption and movement,” Ms. Amudha said.
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November 28, 2025 10:01
NE monsoon deficient successful Bengaluru; cyclone expected to bring rainfall
Bengaluru Urban has recorded a 47% deficiency successful the northeast monsoon during the play betwixt October 1 and November 27. This is successful stark opposition with the 6% deficiency successful rainfall during this play successful Karnataka, and the third-highest deficiency wide successful the State.
Districts successful North Interior Karnataka had the biggest antagonistic departures. Bagalkote recorded the highest deficiency, with 53%, followed by Haveri with 50%. Vijayapura and Kalaburagi followed Bengaluru Urban with -46% and -45% departures.
On the different hand, galore districts besides saw a ample excess successful rainfall. Bidar recorded the highest excess of 67% rainfall, followed by Kolar with 60%, and Hassan with 50%, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru.
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NE monsoon deficient successful Bengaluru; cyclone expected to bring rain
Bengaluru faces a 47% northeast monsoon deficit, but upcoming cyclones are expected to bring much-needed rain.
November 28, 2025 10:01
T.N. braces for aggravated rainfall; Bay upwind strategy whitethorn deepen
T.N. braces for aggravated rainfall; Bay upwind strategy whitethorn deepen
Tamil Nadu anticipates dense rainfall from a processing upwind system, apt alleviating rainfall deficits successful aggregate districts.
November 28, 2025 10:00
Heavy rainfall apt successful A.P. for 3 days from Nov. 29 arsenic cyclone Ditwah forms implicit Bay
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted precise dense to scattered highly dense rainfall for Rayalaseema and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh connected November 29, 30 and December 1 arsenic the cyclonic tempest ‘Ditwah’, formed adjacent Sri Lanka, is expected to determination person to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
According to the IMD’s peculiar bulletin of 4 p.m. connected Thursday, November 27, the cyclonic tempest was formed astatine 11.30 a.m. connected Thursday implicit the southwest Bay of Bengal, adjacent to Pottuvil successful Sri Lanka. It is located astir 610 km south-southeast of Puducherry and 700 km south-southeast of Chennai. It is precise apt to proceed to determination north-northwestwards and scope southwest Bay of Bengal, disconnected northbound Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining southbound Andhra Pradesh coasts by aboriginal greeting of November 30.
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Published - November 28, 2025 10:00 americium IST
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