Squalls | Department of Meteorology and Hydrology

DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

28-10-2026 According to the observations at 05:30 hrs MST today, the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “ARNAB” over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal has moved West-Northwestwards and it is crossing Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam (India), close to south of Yanam.Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy over the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Squalls

Squalls are the precursors to a storm, or rather separate clouds that form in a series, and as the cloud base gradually descends, strong winds blow at a height of 1,000 to 1,500 feet from the ground, causing precipitation.

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