A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal made landfall in Andhra Pradesh late Wednesday night. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reports that the system is expected to move northwestward, maintaining its intensity until Thursday evening. Gradual weakening is anticipated by Friday night.
Thus, despite the withdrawal of the monsoon, we can expect some rain activity on Saturday and Sunday”, he said. “Easterly winds and moisture are expected around Delhi NCR due to this deep depression.
“However, we are expecting intense showers to still persist in the region till the end of Thursday,” said an IMD official. Mahesh Palawat, vice president at Skymet meteorology, said the impact of the deep depression is also likely to be felt across northwest India by the weekend.
IMD officials had earlier clarified this weather system will not turn into a cyclone.
Track all updates on the deep depression here This is expected to bring intense, sustained localised showers, along with gusty winds up to 75 km/hr, the weather department has forecast.
