Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, raising the likelihood of rain in several parts of Odisha next week.

Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation, a low-pressure area has formed near the Malacca Strait over the South Andaman Sea, according to weather scientist Uma Shankar Das. ADVERTISEMENT

The system is expected to intensify into a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal by November 24, moving west-northwest. Further intensification is possible over the southwest Bay of Bengal within the subsequent 48 hours, he said in a post on X.

Scientists with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) are uncertain whether the low-pressure system will develop into a cyclonic storm. Different models have been used to predict its trajectory and intens

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