Low pressure on Bay delayed by 2 days: IMD

BHUBANESWAR: A latest IMD forecast said that the earlier predicted low-pressure over the Bay of Bengal and its adjoining Andaman Sea will be delayed by two days to Wednesday.
The system is likely to move towards the west and the northwest over south Odisha and the north Andhra Pradesh coast as a well-marked low-pressure by Friday, triggering rain, mostly in coastal and adjoining districts for at least three to four days during the Pujas,” the IMD’s latest forecast said. It added that there would also be heavy rainfall at some places. The latest forecast, which says that the possible system may not intensify into a cyclonic storm, brought some relief to the residents in the coastal pockets.
“The weather system will intensify into a well-marked low-pressure and cause rain in parts of the coastal and adjoining districts between October 15 and 18. However, the intensity of the rainfall will depend upon the movement of the system and its strength,” said H R Biswas, director of the regional IMD centre in the city.
He added that there would be light to moderate rainfall at few places on Thursday. The coastal pockets will witness heavy showers on Friday, the prediction said.
Biswas said the southwest monsoon on Monday began withdrawing from 15 districts. Conditions are favourable for further withdrawal of the monsoon from some more parts of the state in the next two days, he added.
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