24-2-2026 According to the observations at 17:30 hrs MST today, the low pressure area over the Southeast Bay of Bengal still persists. It is likely continue to move eastwards during next 24 hours and weaken gradually. Weather is a few cloud over North Bay and Westcentral Bay of Bengal and partly cloudy to cloudy over the North Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Heavy Rainfall Warning (No.07/2022)

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 - 22:30

Heavy Rainfall Warning (No.07/2022)

Issued at (16:00) hours M.S.T on 24- 8-2022

According to the observations at (15:30) hrs MST today, due to theSevere TropicalStorm“Ma-on” forming in the South China Sea, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Sagaing,Mandalay Regions and Kachin, Shan States with likelihoodof isolated heavyfallsduring from today evening to (28.8.2022). During this period, rain are likely to be (3)inches (77-mm) and above in Upper Sagaing Region and Kachin, Shan States and (1.5)inches (38-mm) and above in Lower Sagaing and Mandalay Regionswithin (24)hours.

Advisory

          Due to the heavy rainfall, people should be awared of the natural disasters such as flash flood andlandslide

in the hilly areas and near small rivers and inland water transport and domestic flight.