Tropical System Likely To Meander Around Central Bay

The freshly formed deep depression is likely to move west-northwestwards over the next 24 hours, albeit at a slow pace. The system continues to intensify gradually with a high likelihood of reaching cyclonic storm status by tonight. Isolated showers are likely to occur in southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala, with dry weather dominating the rest of the country.

Early model consensus points to the system tracking towards the Tamil Nadu coastline, but further clarity is awaited on a more precise track with accurate intensity estimates.