Deep depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal to intensify into Cyclonic storm Fengal during next 12 hours

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that deep depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal will intensify into cyclonic storm Fengal during next 12 hours. IMD said, the cyclone will cross north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram around Saturday morning as a deep depression.

The Met department has said that the system will continue to move north northwest wards and cross North  Tamilnadu  and Puducherry Coast between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram on the morning of 30th November as a deep depression with a wind speed of 50 to 60 kmph gusting upto 70 km per hour.

An orange alert has been given to the Northern districts for the next few days. Chennai and suburban areas are experiencing a cool climate with light showers intermittently. Educational institutions are closed as a precautionary measure in coastal districts as the warning



continues.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over Coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam till the end of this month.

IMD said that heavy rainfall conditions will prevail over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Rayalaseema, Kerala and Mahe on Saturday.

Meanwhile, dense fog conditions will likely prevail during late night and early morning hours in isolated pockets of Himachal Pradesh till tomorrow and over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh till the end of this month.

The weather agency expects no change in minimum temperatures over northwest and central India during the next 5 days. 

In Delhi-NCR, smog and shallow to moderate fog is likely to be expected in the morning and night hours along with mainly clear sky during the day.