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Bengal Weather: Deep Depression Looms, Heavy Rains Expected Mid-Week; Cyclone Arnab Possible?
- •Rainfall will be low on Sunday and Monday, but discomfort due to water vapor will increase; rain probability rises from Tuesday.
- •A cyclonic circulation over Thailand has intensified into a low-pressure area, expected to become a deep depression by Monday.
- •IMD predicts it will intensify into a very deep depression by Tuesday, moving towards North Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha coasts.
- •Fishermen are warned not to venture into the central and north Bay of Bengal from September 21-25, including Bangladesh, Odisha, and West Bengal coasts.
- •South Bengal districts to see increased rain from Tuesday, with yellow alerts for heavy rain in Purba Medinipur, North and South 24 Parganas, and Jhargram.
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The system is likely to intensify into a deep depression over the East Central Bay of Bengal on Monday, and further into a very deep depression on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, before heading towards the North Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha coasts.
Rain will increase across South Bengal districts from Tuesday, with thunderstorms and gusty winds reaching 30 to 40 km/h. Heavy rain alerts have been issued for multiple districts including Purba Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, Paschim Medinipur, and Jhargram through the week.
The Meteorological Department has prohibited fishermen from venturing into the deep central and north Bay of Bengal on Monday, September 21, 2026. A continuous prohibition is also in place from September 22 to 25, alongside warnings against going to sea along the Bangladesh, Odisha, and West Bengal coasts.
