The weather office has sounded a warning for several regions in Andhra Pradesh, predicting heavy to very heavy rains over the next five days. The forecast covers north-coastal Andhra Pradesh, south-coastal AP and Rayalaseema.
A cyclonic circulation was currently positioned over the Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha, IMD said on Sunday. It said the cyclonic circulation, extending up to 5.8km above mean sea level, has begun tilting south-westwards with considerable height. This system has absorbed a previous circulation over the West Central Bay of Bengal, intensifying the weather conditions over the eastern coast.