Weather Forecast October 28: Heavy Rain in Andhra, Odisha, Telangana & Chhattisgarh

Key Takeaways:

• Cyclone Arnab: Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab is approaching the Andhra Pradesh coast, with landfall expected near Yanam during the forenoon of October 28.
• Extremely Heavy Rainfall: South Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh may experience heavy rain with isolated extremely heavy spells due to the approaching cyclone.
• Rainfall Expands Inland: Northeast Telangana, east Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh may receive moderate to heavy rainfall with isolated very heavy spells during the subsequent 24 hours.
• Weather Across Other Regions: Rainfall activity is expected to decrease over Tamil Nadu and Kerala, while scattered showers may affect eastern and central India.
• Forecast Validity: Next 24 hours.

The Weather Systems Over the Country

Cyclone Arnab intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm at 11:30 PM IST on October 26. Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab over the west-central Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards at 22 kmph during the preceding six hours. At 5:30 AM IST on October 27, 2026, it was centred near latitude 15.9°N and longitude 84.8°E. The cyclone was approximately 260 km southeast of Visakhapatnam, 300 km east-southeast of Kakinada, 380 km south of Gopalpur, 390 km east of Machilipatnam and 460 km east of Bapatla. It was also situated about 980 km west-northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram in the Andaman Islands.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab is approaching Andhra Pradesh, with landfall forecast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam, during the forenoon of October 28.

The low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining south coast of Tamil Nadu has become less marked. However, the associated cyclonic circulation persists over the same region and now extends up to 3.1 km above mean sea level.

A trough extends from the Lakshadweep area to the cyclonic circulation over the southwest Bay of Bengal, across south Kerala, and extends up to 1.5 km above mean sea level.

The western disturbance is seen as a cyclonic circulation over north Haryana between 3.1 and 4.5 km above mean sea level.

A cyclonic circulation is present over southwest Rajasthan and adjoining areas at 1.5 km above mean sea level.

A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from the night of October 27.

A cyclonic circulation is present over southeast Uttar Pradesh and adjoining Bihar between 1.5 and 3.1 km above mean sea level.

Weather Activities During the Last 24 Hours

Light to moderate rain with a few heavy spells occurred over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, coastal Odisha and parts of coastal Tamil Nadu.

Light to moderate rain occurred over Tamil Nadu, south Kerala and coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Isolated light rain occurred over Manipur and Mizoram.

Minimum temperatures were significantly above normal by five degrees or more in isolated pockets of Assam, Meghalaya and Madhya Maharashtra.

Maximum temperatures remained significantly above normal by five degrees or more in isolated pockets of Assam, Meghalaya and Telangana.

Weather Forecast

Heavy rain with isolated extremely heavy spells is possible over south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh.

Rain activities will gradually cover parts of northeast Telangana, east Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh in the subsequent 24 hours, and these areas may experience moderate to heavy rainfall with isolated very heavy spells.

Rain activities will reduce significantly over Tamil Nadu and Kerala. However, scattered light rain with one or two moderate spells is possible.

Light to moderate rain may occur over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand.

East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, east Uttar Pradesh and parts of Bihar will receive scattered light to moderate rain on October 28.