Bhubaneswar, Oct. 31 -- A fresh cyclonic threat is looming over the Bay of Bengal, with a depression likely to form over the next six hours, raising the possibility of another cyclonic storm within the subsequent 24 hours.

According to the latest weather forecast by IMD, the system is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm after developing into a depression. It is then likely to move in a west-north-westerly direction.

The weather system is expected to reach the west-central Bay of Bengal, close to the Andhra Pradesh coast, by the evening of 2 November.

The latest forecast has drawn attention to the possibility of another cyclonic system developing over the Bay of Bengal, following the recent passage of Cyclone Arnab.

The fresh t...