Satellite imagery shows extensive cloud cover as Cyclone Arnab’s remnants move inland across India. (Img: mausam.imd.gov.in)
New Delhi: Although Cyclone Arnab has lost strength after crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast, its lingering effects are still shaping weather patterns across several parts of India.
Satellite imagery shows an extensive cloud shield spreading over central, eastern and northern regions while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rainfall in several states.
According to the IMD, the deep depression associated with Cyclone Arnab weakened into a depression as it moved northwards at approximately 22 kmph during the six hours preceding its latest update.
At 5:30 am IST on October 29, the weakened weather system was positioned over southern Chhattisgarh, near the adjoining areas of southern Odisha.
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It was located around 20 km west of Jagdalpur, 210 km southwest of Titlagarh and 250 km south of Raipur.
The IMD forecasts that the depression will lose further intensity and turn into a well-marked low-pressure area by the evening of October 29. Its progress is being tracked by Doppler radars stationed in Raipur and Sambalpur.
Cyclone Arnab bring widespread cloud cover over central and eastern India. (Img: X)
Satellite imagery reveals widespread cloud bands extending across eastern and central India towards northern parts of the country. The cloud formations indicate extensive atmospheric activity as the weakened system continues moving inland.
The circulation is sustaining moisture transport, increasing the potential for rainfall well beyond the cyclone's original landfall area. A separate low-pressure system over the Andaman Sea is also contributing to weather activity over the eastern Indian Ocean.
The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated or scattered locations across several regions.
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Northern Chhattisgarh and parts of Jharkhand face rainfall risks on October 29. Whereas, Bihar is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rain at isolated locations on October 29 and 30. East Uttar Pradesh is also under a heavy rainfall warning on October 29 with further alerts continuing in parts of the state.
Heavy rainfall is additionally expected in interior Odisha, eastern Vidarbha, east Madhya Pradesh and parts of West Bengal. Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim may receive heavy rain on October 29 and 30.
Despite the system's weakening, authorities continue to monitor its movement as rainfall risks remain across affected regions.
