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News18•30-09-2026, 15:13
Deep Depression Forms Over Myanmar: Storms & Rain Across States, Monsoon Vanishes from Kolkata!
  • •A deep depression formed from a cyclonic circulation over Myanmar is causing storms and rain across states.
  • •The well-marked low-pressure area is located over North Myanmar and adjoining Southeast Bangladesh, Mizoram, and the Northeast Bay of Bengal.
  • •It is likely to move north-northwestwards towards Mizoram, Tripura, and adjoining Southeast Bangladesh and gradually weaken.
  • •Kolkata experienced no rain for the third consecutive day; humidity has vanished, and the air feels much drier.
  • •Favorable conditions are developing for the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from Northwest, Central, and East India.

Key Questions Answered

A well-marked low-pressure area with an associated cyclonic circulation extending up to 7.6 km above sea level is located over North Myanmar and adjoining regions, moving north-northwestwards toward Mizoram, Tripura, and Southeast Bangladesh.

The weather system is pulling dry air from the northwest towards Bengal, originating from northwestern parts of India where the monsoon has already withdrawn.

The normal time for the southwest monsoon to withdraw from South Bengal is around October 10.