The India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounded red and orange alerts for 23 of 26 districts in Andhra Pradesh for Monday (October 27, 2025) in view of the cyclonic storm 'Montha' which is likely to be formed on Monday morning.

The districts where a red alert has been sounded are: SPSR Nellore, Prakasam, Bapatla, Krishna, West Godavari, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema and Kakinada. Except for the three districts of Anantapur, Kurnool and Sri Sathya Sai, the remaining districts have been issued orange alerts as heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely on Monday (October 26). There is a possibility of extremely heavy rainfall in the districts where a red alert has been given.

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On Tuesday (October 28), red and orange alerts have been given for 22 districts and on Wednesday (October 27), the red alerts are mostly for the North coastal A.P.

The deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal, formed at 5.30 a.m. on Sunday (October 26), moved west-northwestwards with a speed of six kmph during past six hours, and lay centred over the same region at 8.30 a.m. It is 830 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam and of Kakinada.

It is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by Monday (October 27) morning and into a severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday (October 28) morning. Continuing to move north-northwestwards, it is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast around Kakinada during the evening of October 28. The wind speed would be around 90-100 kmph, and may touch 110 kmph.

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Under the influence of the deep-depression, squally weather, with wind speed reaching 35-45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph, is prevailing over the A.P. coast on Sunday (October 26). It is likely to increase to 65 kmph from October 27 and the gale speed may touch 80 kmph from October 28. The speed may then gust up to 110 kmph from October 28 evening to early hours of October 29. The winds would gradually decrease to 45-55 kmph by October 29 evening.

The IMD has warned that the sea condition may be very rough along and off the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on Monday (October 27). It would further worsen becoming 'very rough' to 'high' October 28 and then to 'very high' from October 28 evening onwards. Thereafter, it would come back to the state of 'very rough' by October 29 night.

Meanwhile, the State woke up to a clear sky on Sunday and except for a few places which received very light showers, the day remained dry and partly sunny.

Red, orange alerts for 23 Andhra Pradesh districts for October 27 as cyclone 'Montha' looms