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With the cyclone Montha implicit the Bay of Bengal approaching the seashore of Andhra Pradesh, rainfall intensified crossed Kerala, particularly successful the bluish and cardinal parts of the State, connected Monday (October 27, 2025).
It is expected that the uptick successful rainfall enactment volition proceed for the adjacent 2 days successful the State influenced by the upwind system. The cyclone is expected to marque landfall betwixt Machilipattanam and Kalingapattanam successful Andhra Pradesh by Tuesday evening oregon night.
According to a upwind bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) connected Monday, the cyclonic storm, Montha, laic centred implicit the southwest and adjoining the westcentral Bay of Bengal, astir 520 km east-southeast of Chennai, 570 km south-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 600 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 750 km southbound of Gopalpur (Odisha) and 850 km westbound of Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands). The cyclone whitethorn intensify into a terrible cyclonic tempest by Tuesday greeting and transverse the Andhra Pradesh seashore betwixt Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam astir Kakinada during the evening oregon nighttime of October 28 arsenic a terrible cyclonic tempest with a maximum sustained upwind velocity of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.
Under the power of the system, parts of Kerala are apt to acquisition isolated dense to precise dense rainfall connected Monday nighttime and Tuesday. A yellowish alert has been issued for 7 districts from Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam connected Tuesday, wherever isolated dense rainfall is likely. The strength of rainfall volition subside erstwhile the cyclone makes landfall on the Andhra Coast connected Tuesday evening oregon night.
Meanwhile, dense rainfall accompanied by gusty winds lashed galore areas successful northbound and cardinal Kerala connected Monday.
