Depression News, No.2, 2026 | Department of Meteorology and Hydrology

DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

24.8.2026 According to the observations at 17:30 hrs MST today, the low pressure area over the Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal and North Odisha, India now lies over West Bengal and adjoining areas of North Odisha, Jharkhand, India and Northwest Bay of Bengal still persists. It is likely to move Northwestwards and across West Bengal and adjoining areas of North Odisha and Jharkhand, India during next 24 hours. Monsoon is strong over the Andaman Sea and South Bay of Bengal and moderate elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal . Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy over the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

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Depression News, No.2, 2026

Issued at 16:00 hours M.S.T on 17-8-2026

According to the observations at 15:30 hrs MST today, the Depression over the coastal West Bengal, india and adjoining areas of Bangladesh, Northwest Bay of Bengal has moved slowly North-Northwestwards and reached over the interior region of Gangetic West Bengal still persists. It is likely to move Northwestwards and continue to across Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar, India during next 24 hrs.