After Arnab and Murasu, another low pressure area likely over Bay of Bengal within a day or so
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In October, two cyclones struck India’s Andhra Pradesh one after the other: the extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ and the severe cyclonic storm ‘Murasu’. Before their aftermath has faded, the Meteorological Department has signalled that another low pressure area may form over the Bay of Bengal within a day or so.
The department’s five-day forecast, issued at 6pm yesterday, Thursday, said a low pressure area may form over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas around 13 November. It may also intensify.
According to the forecast, the weather may remain mainly dry across the country today, Friday, with temporarily partly cloudy skies. Day and night temperatures are likely to remain nearly unchanged.
The weather may also stay dry in the capital Dhaka and surrounding areas. A forecast issued at 7am today for the next six hours said the sky over Dhaka and adjoining areas may be temporarily partly cloudy and the weather mainly dry. Winds may blow from the west or northwest at 8 to 12 km per hour during this time. Day temperatures may remain generally unchanged.
The temperature in Dhaka at 6am today was 21.9 degrees Celsius, with humidity at 83 per cent.
The forecast also said the sun will set in Dhaka at 5:13pm today and rise at 6:13am tomorrow.
Background
According to a senior official of India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), at least three people died after Cyclone Arnab made landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast early on 28 October 2026, Al Jazeera reported that day.
The same Al Jazeera report said 180,000 people had been evacuated ahead of the storm and wind speeds reached up to 135 km per hour.
Sources
Background sources: Al Jazeera, 28 October 2026 — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/cyclone-arnab-makes-landfall-in-indias-andhra-pradesh
