The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced the following updates on the low-pressure system being formed over the Southeast Arabian Sea, as of Monday (20 October);

• The well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Arabian Sea and the Lakshadweep region moved slightly westward and was located over the southeast Arabian Sea on Monday (20 October). It is expected to continue moving westward and is likely to intensify into a depression within the next 24 hours, through Tuesday (21 October).
• According to the IMD forecast, the probability of cyclogenesis, or the formation of a depression, is ‘moderate’ over the next 24 hours and ‘high’ in the subsequent 24 to 48 hours, between Tuesday (21 October) and Thursday (23 October).
• Thunderstorms with gusty wind (40-50 kmph) and lightning are also likely to occur at one or two places over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from Tuesday (21 October) till Thursday (23 October).