Odisha, Bengal, Andaman Rain: Low Pressure Likely on 13 November

Rain will continue over Gangetic West Bengal, the Northeast and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, while a low-pressure area is expected over the southeast Bay of Bengal around 13 November, the India Meteorological Department has said. The system should move northwest and strengthen into a well-marked low within 24 hours, according to IMD’s 10 November bulletin. Fishermen are warned against going into the southeast Bay from 13 to 15 November and into the Andaman Sea until 15 November.

Cooler Nights Expected in Odisha

IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre expects rain at one or two places in Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar districts on 12 November, after showers in north coastal Odisha on Wednesday, OMMCOM News reports. Night temperatures may drop by 2-3°C.

Heavy Rain Over the Andaman Islands

Andaman and Nicobar get fairly widespread to widespread rain from 10 to 16 November, with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorms until 14 November. Down To Earth reports winds of 40-50 km/h gusting to 60 km/h. IMD recorded 7 cm of rain at Mayabundur in 24 hours, and 7 cm at Kathalia in Tripura.

Also read Odisha, West Bengal, Andaman Rain Forecast: Showers From 9 November

Northeast Faces Lightning Risk

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura have isolated to scattered rain forecast for 12 November. Down To Earth says Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura face a higher lightning risk. Gangetic West Bengal gets rain until 12 November; Bihar, Jharkhand, sub-Himalayan Bengal and Sikkim had theirs on 10 and 11 November. See our earlier forecast for the region.

IMD’s next update will show whether the low follows its expected track toward the northwest. Past bulletins are listed on the Weather Updates page.

Source: IMD press release, 10 November 2026. Also based on reporting by OMMCOM News and Down To Earth.

Image: Wikimedia Commons (Andaman Sea; file photo).