What are the expected weather conditions in Andhra Pradesh after the deep depression makes landfall?

After the deep depression makes landfall, Andhra Pradesh is expected to experience intense, sustained localized showers along with gusty winds reaching up to 75 km/hr.

Why is the current deep depression over the Bay of Bengal significant?

The deep depression is significant because it is expected to bring intense rainfall and wind to Andhra Pradesh and parts of northwest India, impacting weather patterns despite the monsoon's withdrawal.

How does a deep depression differ from a cyclone according to the IMD?

According to the IMD, a deep depression is classified as one level above a depression and one level below a tropical cyclone, characterized by sustained wind speeds of 28-33 knots (52-61 km/hr).

No cyclone, but rain threat stays: Deep depression crosses Andhra Pradesh coast

IMD officials had earlier clarified this weather system will not turn into a cyclone. However, intense showers were expected to persist till Thursday evening.

Updated on: Sep 24, 2026, 10:25:07 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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The deep depression formed over the Bay of Bengal made landfall over Andhra Pradesh late on Wednesday night and is expected to move further inland – northwestwards, maintaining its intensity till Thursday evening, before it starts to gradually weaken by Friday night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.

The IMD said the deep depression was over the Andhra Pradesh coast and moved slowly west-northwestwards (IMD website)

This is expected to bring intense, sustained localised showers, along with gusty winds up to 75 km/hr, the weather department has forecast. Track all updates on the deep depression here

Where is the deep depression

In its latest update, issued at around 7:30am on Thursday, the IMD said the deep depression was over the Andhra Pradesh coast and moved slowly west-northwestwards with a speed of 3 km/hr over the preceding six hours.

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“It crossed the coast close to southwest of Kalingapatnam between 11pm on September 23 and 1am on September – as a deep depression with maximum sustained wind speeds of 55-65km/hr gusting to 75km/hr,” said the IMD in its latest update, adding it continued to move west-northwestwards and was centred around 50km west of Kalingapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 80km north-northeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 170 kms southwest of Gopalpur (Odisha) at 5:30am on Thursday.

“It is very likely to move northwestwards initially maintaining intensity of deep depression for next 12 hrs. Thereafter it is very likely to move north-northwestwards and weaken gradually during subsequent 24 hours,” the IMD has said.

On IMD’s scale of tropical disturbances, a deep depression is one level above a depression, but one level below a full tropical cyclone. In a deep depression, the three-minute sustained wind speed is between 28-33 knots (52-61 km/hr).

No cyclone

IMD officials had earlier clarified this weather system will not turn into a cyclone. “However, we are expecting intense showers to still persist in the region till the end of Thursday,” said an IMD official.

Mahesh Palawat, vice president at Skymet meteorology, said the impact of the deep depression is also likely to be felt across northwest India by the weekend.

“Easterly winds and moisture are expected around Delhi NCR due to this deep depression. Thus, despite the withdrawal of the monsoon, we can expect some rain activity on Saturday and Sunday”, he said.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jasjeev Gandhiok
Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.Read More

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