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The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Amaravati, has issued an orangish alert for South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and a fewer districts successful the Rayalaseema portion connected October 23 and 24 arsenic dense to precise dense rainfall is expected successful these areas owed to a low-pressure country forming implicit the Bay of Bengal.
However, rainfall is improbable to play spoilsport for Deepavali celebrations successful the State arsenic determination are nary dense rainfall warnings connected October 19, 20 and 21. Light to mean showers are apt successful a fewer places, says IMD-Amaravati Director S. Stella.
As per the IMD bulletin connected October 18, 2025 (Saturday), determination was an precocious aerial cyclonic circulation implicit South Andaman Sea and southeast Bay of Bengal, which extended up to 1.5- km supra mean oversea level.
Under its influence, a low-pressure country was apt to signifier implicit the southeast Bay of Bengal astir October 21. It was apt to determination west-northwestwards and intensify into a slump implicit cardinal parts of South and westcentral Bay of Bengal during the consequent 48 hours.
“Heavy rainfall tin beryllium expected astatine isolated places successful the districts of Krishna, Bapatla, Prakasam, SPSR Nellore, Tirupati, and Chittoor from October 22,” the IMD said.
On October 23 and 24, dense rainfall was apt crossed South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema, portion dense to precise dense rainfall was expected successful the districts of Guntur, Bapatla, Prakasam, SPSR Nellore, Kadapa, Annamayya, Tirupati and Chittoor.
Thunderstorms and beardown winds, with velocity reaching 40-50 kmph, were apt crossed the State. There were nary warnings for the bluish districts.
This is the archetypal low-pressure strategy forming implicit the Bay of Bengal aft the Northeast Monsoon entered the State connected October 16.
