Severe cyclonic storm Murasu will hit Andhra Pradesh on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, but Bengal faces no cyclone warning. The IMD said the storm will bring wind speeds up to 120 kmph near Ongole. Meanwhile, light rain is likely in Kolkata and other districts until Wednesday morning.
At landfall, near Ongole in Andhra Pradesh, the storm was likely to have wind speeds of 100 to 110 kmph, gusting up to 120 kmph
Severe cyclonic storm Murasu, which is expected to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, is unlikely to affect Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
The storm is likely to make landfall near Ongole in Andhra Pradesh with wind speeds of 100 to 110 kmph, gusting up to 120 kmph, the weather department said.
The IMD said there was no weather warning for Bengal in connection with the cyclone, though it was closely monitoring the movement of the weather system.
Light rain or thundershowers are likely in several south Bengal districts, including Kolkata, till Wednesday morning. Similar weather conditions are expected in the sub-Himalayan districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong during the same period, it said.
The weather department has not issued any warning for fisherfolk venturing into the Bay of Bengal along the Bengal coast. However, it has advised them against venturing into the northwest Bay of Bengal till November 4.