Government of India

Ministry of Earth Sciences

India Meteorological Department

Press Release
Date: 25th November, 2024
Time of Issue: 1330 hours IST

Subject: (i) A depression lies over central parts of South Bay of Bengal & adjoining East Equatorial
Indian Ocean. It is likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a deep depression
during next 24 hours.
(ii) It is very likely to cause heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with isolated
extremely heavy rainfall over Coastal Tamil Nadu & Puducherry on 26th & 27th and isolated
heavy to very heavy rainfall on 28th November. It is also likely to cause isolated heavy
rainfall over south Coastal Andhra Pradesh from 26th to 29th November, 2024.

i. Rainfall Forecast and warning over the country:

Realised weather during past 24 hours till 0830 hours IST of today (Annexure I)
❖ Fog conditions observed (at 0530 & 0830 hours IST of today): Very Dense fog (visibility < 50 m)
reported in isolated pockets of Haryana; dense fog (visibility 50-200 m) reported in isolated
pockets of Punjab and Meghalaya.
❖ Visibility reported (in m): Haryana: Sirsa IAF 0; Meghalaya: Barapani 50, Punjab: Bhatinda IAF-
100, Adampur IAF & Halwara IAF-500 each.

Weather Systems:
❖ Yesterday’s well marked low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal & adjoining East Equatorial
Indian Ocean moved west-northwestwards, intensified into a depression and lay centred at 0830 hours
IST of today, the 25th November 2024 over central parts of South Bay of Bengal & adjoining East Equatorial
Indian Ocean near latitude 5.0°N and longitude 85.3°E, about 600 km southeast of Trincomalee, 880 km
southeast of Nagapattinam, 980 km southeast of Puducherry and 1050 km south-southeast of Chennai. It
is likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a deep depression during next 24 hours. Thereafter,
it is likely to continue to move northwestwards towards Tamil Nadu-Sri Lanka coasts during subsequent 2
days.
❖ A cyclonic circulation lies over sub-Himalayan west Bengal in lower tropospheric levels.
❖ A fresh Western disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan Region from 29th November.

Forecast & Warnings (upto 7 days) (Annexure II & III):

✓ Light to moderate rainfall at a few places accompanied with isolated thunderstorm & lightning very likely
over coastal Tamil Nadu & Puducherry during 25th-29th, Kerala & Mahe during 25th-27th, south Coastal
Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and Rayalaseema during 26th-29th November.
✓ Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very
likely over coastal Tamil Nadu & Puducherry on 26th & 27th, heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated
places on 25th & 28th and heavy rainfall at Isolated places on 29th & 30th November.
✓ Heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Kerala & Mahe during 26th - 28th, south Coastal Andhra
Pradesh & Yanam during 26th - 29th November.
✓ Light to moderate rainfall at most places likely over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on 28th & 29th
November with isolated heavy rainfall on 28th November.
 ✓ Dense fog conditions very likely to prevail during early morning hours in isolated pockets of Himachal
Pradesh during 26th-30th, Punjab & Haryana-Chandigarh during 28th -30th and Uttar Pradesh during 28th
November-01st December.

ii. Temperature conditions and Forecast:

Temperature Conditions during past 24 hours till 0830 hours IST of today
No significant change in minimum temperature observed over most parts of the country during past 24
hours. Minimum temperatures are appreciably above normal (3°C to 5°C) at isolated places over West
Rajasthan, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi and Bihar; above normal (1°C to 3°C) at isolated places over Uttar
Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat Region and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal. These
are appreciably below normal (3°C to 5°C) at isolated places over West Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West
Bengal and Telangana; below normal (1°C to 3°C) at many places over Coastal Karnataka; at a few places
over Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh; at isolated places over East
Rajasthan, Marathwada, Vidarbha, Saurashtra & Kutch and near normal over rest parts of the country.
Today, the lowest minimum temperature of 10.2°C is reported at Sarsawa IAF (West Uttar
Pradesh) over the plains of the country.
Forecast of temperature:
❖ Gradual fall in minimum temperatures by 2-3°C very likely over northwest India during next 5 days (except
over Rajasthan).
❖ Gradual fall in minimum temperatures by 2-3°C very likely over Maharashtra during next 4 days.
❖ No significant change in minimum temperatures over rest parts of the country during next 5 days.

iii. Weather forecast over Delhi/NCR during 25th Nov. to 28th Nov. 2024
Past Weather:
There has been no significance change in maximum temperature and a rise upto 2°C in minimum
temperature over Delhi/NCR during past 24hr. The Maximum and Minimum temperature over Delhi is in
the range of 27 to 29°C and 11 to 14°C respectively. The maximum temperature was above normal by 02
to 03°C and the minimum temperature was above normal by 01 to 03°C most places over the region. Mainly
smog/ shallow fog condition with predominant surface wind from west direction with wind speed reaching
06 to 12 kmph prevailed during daytime and calm wind during night time on 24.11.2024. Shallow fog
reported at Palam airport during early morning today. Palam airport recorded lowest visibility 800 m
during 0900 hours to 1130 hours IST. Shallow fog reported at Safdarjung airport during early morning
today. Safdarjung airport recorded lowest visibility 900 m during 0700 hours to 1130 hours IST. Mainly
smog condition with wind speed less than 12 kmph west direction prevailed over the region in the
forenoon today.
Weather Forecast:
25.11.2024: Mainly clear sky. The predominant surface wind is likely to be northwest direction with wind speed
upto 08-12 kmph till evening. It would decrease thereafter becoming less than 08 kmph from northwest direction
during night. Smog/shallow fog is likely in the evening/night.
26.11.2024: Mainly clear sky. The predominant surface wind is likely to be from northwest direction with speed
less than 08 kmph during morning hours. Smog/ shallow to moderate fog is likely in the morning. The wind speed
will increase thereafter becoming less than 12 kmph from northwest direction during afternoon. It will decrease
thereafter becoming less than 08 kmph from northwest direction during evening and night. Smog/ shallow fog is
likely in the evening/night.
27.11.2024: Mainly clear sky. The predominant surface wind is likely to be from variable direction with speed less
than 04 kmph during morning hours. Smog/ moderate fog is likely in the morning. The wind speed will gradually
increase becoming 04-06 kmph from north direction during afternoon. It will decrease thereafter becoming less
than 04 kmph from variable direction during evening and night. Smog/ shallow to moderate fog is likely in the
evening/night.
28.11.2024: Mainly clear sky. The predominant surface wind is likely to be from variable direction with wind
speed less than 04 kmph during morning hours. Smog/ moderate to dense fog in the morning. The wind speed will
increase thereafter becoming 04-06 kmph from variable direction during afternoon. It will gradually decrease
becoming less than 04 kmph from variable direction during evening and night. Smog/ shallow to moderate fog is
likely in the evening/night.

iv. Fishermen & Wind Warnings (Annexure IV):

❖ Fishermen are advised not venture into

✓ southeast Bay of Bengal & east Equatorial Indian Ocean on 25th November, 2024.
✓ southwest Bay of Bengal and along & off Sri Lanka coast till 29th November, 2024.
✓ Westcentral Bay of Bengal during 26th-29th November 2024.
✓ and along & off Tamil Nadu – Puducherry coasts till 29th November and along & off south Andhra
Pradesh coast during 26th to 29th November 2024.
❖ Fishermen out at sea are advised to return to coasts today, the 25th November, 2024.

Wind Warnings
✓ Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is very likely to prevail over southwest Bay
of Bengal, adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal and along & off Sri Lanka coast on 25 th November. Squally
weather with wind speed reaching 35-45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph along & off Tamil Nadu - Puducherry
coasts.
✓ Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph is very likely to prevail over southwest Bay
of Bengal and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal and along & off Tamil Nadu - Puducherry and south
Andhra Pradesh coasts on 26th and likely to increase becoming 55- 65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph during
27th to 29th November over the same region.

For more details, kindly refer National Weather Bulletin:

https://mausam.imd.gov.in/responsive/all_india_forcast_bulletin.php
For District wise warnings refer: https://mausam.imd.gov.in/responsive/districtWiseWarningGIS.php
For Fishermen warnings & National bulletin for depression over Bay of Bengal, kindly refer:
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https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/1/1_72e1e7_1.%20National%20Bulletin%20No%201-
25Nov2024_0830IST.pdf

ANNEXURE I

Significant Rainfall recorded during past 24 hours till 0830 hours IST of today 25.11.2024 (in
cm):

❖ Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Car Nicobar (dist Nicobar) 3, Iaf Carnicobar (dist Nicobar) 3,
Nancowry (dist Nicobar) 2, Hut Bay (dist South Andaman) 1
 ANNEXURE II

7 Days Rainfall Forecast

25- 26- 27- 28- 29- 30- 01-
S.
Subdivision Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec
No.
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
1 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS WS WS FWS FWS FWS FWS FWS
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH ISOL ISOL ISOL DRY DRY DRY ISOL
3 ASSAM & MEGHALAYA ISOL DRY DRY ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL
4 NAGALAND, MANIPUR, MIZORAM & TRIPURA DRY DRY ISOL WS WS SCT ISOL
5 SUB-HIMALAYAN WEST BENGAL & SIKKIM ISOL ISOL ISOL DRY DRY DRY DRY
6 GANGETIC WEST BENGAL DRY DRY DRY DRY ISOL ISOL ISOL
7 ODISHA DRY DRY DRY ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL
8 JHARKHAND DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
9 BIHAR DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
10 EAST UTTAR PRADESH DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
11 WEST UTTAR PRADESH DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
12 UTTARAKHAND DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
13 HARYANA CHANDIGARH & DELHI DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
14 PUNJAB DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
15 HIMACHAL PRADESH DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY ISOL DRY
16 JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH DRY DRY DRY DRY ISOL DRY DRY
17 WEST RAJASTHAN DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
18 EAST RAJASTHAN DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
19 WEST MADHYA PRADESH DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
20 EAST MADHYA PRADESH DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
21 GUJARAT REGION DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
22 SAURASHTRA & KUTCH DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
23 KONKAN & GOA DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
24 MADHYA MAHARASHTRA DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
25 MARATHAWADA DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
26 VIDARBHA DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
27 CHHATTISGARH DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
28 COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH & YANAM ISOL ISOL SCT SCT FWS FWS FWS
29 TELANGANA DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY ISOL
30 RAYALASEEMA ISOL ISOL SCT SCT FWS FWS FWS
31 TAMILNADU PUDUCHERRY & KARAIKAL ISOL FWS FWS SCT SCT SCT SCT
32 COASTAL KARNATAKA DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
33 NORTH INTERIOR KARNATAKA DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY
34 SOUTH INTERIOR KARNATAKA DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY ISOL ISOL
35 KERALA & MAHE SCT WS FWS SCT SCT FWS FWS
36 LAKSHADWEEP DRY SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT

• As the lead period increases forecast accuracy decreases.

ANNEXURE III
• Action may be taken based on ORANGE AND RED COLOUR warnings.
• Vulnerable regions likely urban and hilly areas action may be initiated for heavy rainfall warning.
• As the lead period increases forecast accuracy decreases.
ANNEXURE IV
✓ Impact & Action Suggested due to isolated extremely heavy rainfall very likely over coastal Tamil Nadu
& Puducherry on 26th & 27th November and isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over coastal Tamil Nadu
& Puducherry on 25th & 28th November.

A. Impact Expected
❖ Localized Flooding of roads, water logging in low lying areas and closure of underpasses mainly in
urban areas of the above region.
❖ Occasional reduction in visibility due to heavy rainfall.
❖ Disruption of traffic in major cities due to water logging in roads leading to increased travel time.
❖ Minor damage to kutcha roads.
❖ Possibilities of damage to vulnerable structure.
❖ Localized Landslides/Mudslides
❖ Damage to horticulture and standing crops in some areas due to inundation.
❖ It may lead to riverine flooding in some river catchments (for riverine flooding please visit Web page of
CWC).

B. Action Suggested
❖ Check for traffic congestion on your route before leaving for your destination.
❖ Follow any traffic advisories that are issued in this regard.
❖ Avoid going to areas that face the water logging problems often.
❖ Avoid staying in vulnerable structure.

Impact expected due to dense fog in the night /morning hour:

❖ Transport and Aviation:

• May affect some airports, highways and railway routes in the areas of met- sub-division.
• Difficult driving conditions with slower journey times.
• Unless taken precautionary measures, it may lead to some road traffic collisions.
❖ Power Sector:
• Chances of Tripping of Power lines in the very dense fog routes.
❖ Human Health:
• Lung related health impacts: Dense fog contains particulate matter and other pollutants and in case
exposed it gets lodged in the lungs, clogging them and decreasing their functional capacity which
increases episodes of wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath.
• Impact on people having asthma bronchitis: Long time exposure to dense fog may cause respiratory
problem for people having asthma bronchitis and other lung related health problems.
• Eye Irritation: Dense fog contains pollutions of various types and these Pollutants in the air if exposed
may tend to irritate the membranes of the eye causing various infections leading to redness or swelling
of the eye.

Action suggested:
❖ Transport and Aviation:
• Be careful while driving or outing through any transport.
• Use fog lights during driving.
• Be in touch with airlines, railways and state transport for schedule of your journey.
❖ Power Sector:
• To keep ready Maintenance Team
• Human Health: To avoid outing until unless emergency and to cover the face.
Agromet advisories for Heavy Rainfall likely over various parts of the country

➢ Provide adequate drainage facilities for the removal of excess water from rice, cotton, sugarcane, turmeric and
vegetable fields, coconut and banana orchards. Undertake propping in sugarcane. Provide mechanical support
to banana plants to prevent lodging.
➢ Make arrangements to drain out excess water from the standing crop fields and fruit orchards in Kerala and
Coastal Andhra Pradesh.
➢ Harvest the matured crops and keep it in safe place.
➢ Provide mechanical support to horticultural crops and staking to vegetables.

Legends & abbreviations:

❖ Heavy Rain:64.5-115.5mm; Very Heavy Rain:115.6-204.4mm; Extremely Heavy Rain: >204.4mm.

❖ Obsy: Observatory; AWS: Automatic Weather Station; ARG: Automatic Rain Gauge; dist: District: NH:
National Highway; KVK: Krishi Vigyan Kendra; DVC: Damodar Valley Corporation; PTO: Part Time Office,
Aero: Aerodrome, IAF: Indian Air Force.
❖ Region wise classification of meteorological Sub-Divisions:
• Northwest India: Western Himalayan Region (Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad,
Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand); Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi; West Uttar Pradesh, East Uttar
Pradesh, West Rajasthan and East Rajasthan.
• Central India: West Madhya Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh.
• East India: Bihar, Jharkhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim; Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha and
Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
• Northeast India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura.
• West India: Gujarat Region, Saurashtra & Kutch, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathawada.
• South India: Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Coastal Karnataka, North
Interior Karnataka, South Interior Karnataka, Kerala & Mahe, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal and
Lakshadweep.