Northeast Monsoon may trigger wet spell in Andhra Pradesh till October 19

Dark clouds hover over the skyline of Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Andhra Pradesh is likely to witness a wet spell from October 14 to 19, with the Northeast Monsoon setting in over South Peninsular India from October 15.Earlier this week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast that a low-pressure system is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal around October 13. However, weather experts have now pointed out that the system does not have the required strength to develop into a low-pressure zone.Andhra Pradesh will experience a wet spell not because of the low pressure over Bay of Bengal but because of the onset of Northeast Monsoon and monsoon troughs, experts said.There is a trough running from the cyclonic circulation over Comorin area to Northwest Bay of Bengal, off Odisha coast, across Gulf of Mannar and Southwest Bay of Bengal.Under the influence of the weather system, Rayalaseema region is likely to receive light to moderate showers on October 15, while South and North Coastal Andhra Pradesh may experience isolated light showers on Thursday.From October 16 to 19, light to moderate showers and isolated heavy rainfall are likely across the three regions of Andhra Pradesh.Thunderstorms, accompanied by strong winds with a speed reaching 40 kmph, are also likely to blow across the State.On Wednesday, a few stations in the Rayalaseema and North Andhra region received moderate showers.Between 8.30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Kalugurthipadu in Tirupati district received the day’s maximum rain of 39.92 mm, followed by Chittamur (39.46 mm), Padmanabham in Visakhapatnam district (35.25 mm), Denkada in Vizianagaram district (29.75 mm), Allampadu in SPSR Nellore (28 mm) among others.Meanwhile, conditions are becoming favourable for further withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon from the remaining parts of the country and simultaneous commencement of the Northeast Monsoon rain over South Peninsula from October 15, 2026. Published - October 14, 2026 07:19 pm IST