Cyclone Shakti: As Monsoon Advances, Is New Cyclonic Storm Brewing In Bay Of Bengal | Here's What IMD Says

Cyclone Shakti Update: The southwest monsoon has advanced into parts of Bay of Bengal, south Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands and a few areas of north Andaman Sea on Tuesday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). A weather official, cited by Mint, said that a cyclone is likely to form in the Bay of Bengal.

Bangladeshi meteorologist Mostafa Kamal Palash, in his official Facebook account on Sunday, warned of a possible cyclone brewing over the Bay of Bengal. He said that, a cyclonic circulation forming between May 16-18 could intensify into a cyclone by May 23-28.

Polash wrote that the potential cyclone will be named 'Cyclone Shakti', a name proposed by Sri Lanka.

According to him, the potential cyclone could make landfall between May 24-26 and might affect India's Odisha coast and Bangladesh's Chattogram coast.

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Parts of West Bengal may also receive heavy showers and gusty winds due to its impact.

However, the IMD has yet to confirm the formation of a cyclone. It is still unclear if this storm will grow into a cyclone.

Rain Likely In North India

According to the IMD, significant rainfall may occur in a number of regions "under the influence of these systems."

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Light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds were forecast by the IMD in portions of Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad on May 12.

Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh Delhi and East Rajasthan likely to receive heavy rains on May 12 and 13 and Himachal Pradesh on May 16 and 17.