Many places in T.N., Puducherry likely to receive moderate rain on October 26

Motorists wading through stagnant rainwater on Kamarajar Road in Coimbatore on Sunday, October 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in Pudukottai, Sivaganga, and Ramanathapuram districts on Monday. Heavy rain is likely to occur over isolated places in Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam districts. The remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal are likely to witness moderate rain with thunderstorms and lightning at many places. Several areas are likely to witness gusty winds during the thunderstorms, at speeds reaching 40 kmph to 50 kmph.On Tuesday, isolated places in Ramanathapuram district are likely to get heavy rain. A few places over the rest of south Tamil Nadu and the Western Ghat districts are likely to get moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning. The other areas of the State, Puducherry, and Karaikal are likely to get light rain in a few places. The deep depression over east-central and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal moved westwards and lay centred about 450 km north-northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands), 820 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 910 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 1,010 km east-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), and 1,080 km east of Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh), at 5.30 p.m.It is likely to move westwards and intensify further into a cyclonic storm over east-central and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal by early Monday morning. It is then likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over west-central Bay of Bengal by Tuesday morning.Thereafter, it is likely to move northwestwards, intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm and reach Westcentral Bay of Bengal near the Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28 morning. It is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a very severe cyclonic storm, with a maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph, gusting to 140 kmph, by the forenoon of October 28. Published - October 25, 2026 10:25 pm IST