Cyclone Arnab to weaken into depression on October 29, says IMD | LIVE updates

Cyclonic storm Arnab has weakened into a deep depression and is “very likely” to further weaken into a depression on Thursday (October 29, 2026) morning and then into a well marked low pressure area in the evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest weather bulletin on the day. 

Editorial | Hunker down: On Cyclone Arnab, its landfall

At least 17 districts of southern Odisha have been affected by heavy rainfall triggered by cyclonic storm Arnab, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. The cyclonic storm crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast earlier in the day on Wednesday (October 28, 2026). It is expected to bring heavy rainfall until the morning of Thursday (October 29, 2026) before weakening, Mr. Majhi said.