Bhubaneswar, May 11 -- A low-pressure area formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal off the north Sri Lanka coast under the influence of an active upper air cyclonic circulation, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.

According to the IMD, the associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 5.8 km above mean sea level. The weather system is likely to intensify further during the next 48 hours.

However, no rain or wind warning has been issued for Odisha so far in connection with the system.

Weather expert Biswajit Sahoo said the low pressure area may intensify further over the next 27 hours and is likely to move towards the Tamil Nadu coast.

"A low pressure area has formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal. The system de...