Cyclone Montha to hit Andhra on Oct 28

27-Oct-2025

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Cyclone Montha, which is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 27, is expected to make landfall on the coast of Andhra Pradesh in the evening or night of October 28, with wind speeds touching 90-100 km/hour. 

As the cyclone nears, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rain alert for states like Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry for the next few days.

The weather system strengthened into a deep depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal over the past six hours. It is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm before morning on October 27 and a severe cyclonic storm by October 28.