KEY TAKEAWAYS

• A cyclonic circulation over the southwest Bay of Bengal and a low-pressure area near Lakshadweep are influencing current weather patterns.
• Another low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal on November 22 and intensify into a depression by November 24.
• Heavy rain spells are expected over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Lakshadweep.
• Cold wave conditions may develop in west Madhya Pradesh, with a gradual rise in minimum temperatures across central and western India.

The weather system over the country:

A cyclonic circulation is over the southwest Bay of Bengal and extends up to 5.8 km above mean sea level.

A low-pressure area is over Lakshadweep and the adjoining Maldives region; the associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 3.1 km above mean sea level. It is likely to move in a west-northwest direction during the next 24 hours.

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A low-pressure area is expected to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal around November 22. It is expected to move in a west-northwest direction and intensify into a depression over the central parts of the Bay of Bengal around November 24. It may intensify further during the subsequent 48 hours.

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Weather Activity in the last 24 hours:

During the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain with a few heavy spells occurred over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

Light to moderate rain with isolated heavy spells occurred over Kerala.

Light rain occurred over the south coast of Tamil Nadu.

Shallow fog occurred over east Uttar Pradesh and west Madhya Pradesh.

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Forecast for the next 24 hours:

During the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain with a few heavy spells may occur over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Light to moderate rain with isolated heavy spells may occur over Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Lakshadweep. Isolated light rain is possible over Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.

Cold wave conditions are possible over parts of west Madhya Pradesh.

There may be a gradual rise in minimum temperatures over central India and parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat during the next 2–3 days.

Minimum temperatures may rise marginally over east India during the next 24 hours, with no change thereafter.

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