Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that the brewing system over the Bay of Bengal — likely to be named Cyclone Montha — is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by October 28.

According to the IMD’s latest bulletin, the depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal moved westward at a speed of 7 kmph in the past three hours and was centred at 8:30 am on October 25, 2025, near latitude 10.8°N and longitude 88.8°E. The system lies about 440 km west-southwest of Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), 970 km southeast of Visakhapatnam, 970 km east-southeast of Chennai, 990 km southeast of Kakinada, and 1040 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha).

Pre-Cyclone Watch for Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, and South Odisha

The IMD has issued a pre-cyclon

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