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Cyclone tracker: is there a cyclone right now?
IMD's latest status for the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, the next names on the cyclone list, and the wind speeds that turn a depression into a named storm.
Status · 10 October 2026, IMD outlook issued 11:30 AM IST (0600 UTC)
No depression or cyclone right now
Bay of Bengal: A low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal around 13 October. IMD puts the chance of it becoming a depression at NIL through 16 October, and LOW (1–33%) in the 144–168 hour window.
Arabian Sea: Chance of a depression: NIL for the next 7 days.
Always check IMD before you act. We update this page from IMD bulletins, but a system can strengthen within hours. For district warnings, use mausam.imd.gov.in and your state disaster-management authority.
01 Names
The next cyclone names, in order
- Arnab Bangladesh, “ocean (Bengali)” · next up
- Murasu India
- Akvan Iran
- Kaani Maldives
- Ngamann Myanmar
- Sail Oman
- Sahab Pakistan
- Lulu Qatar
The 13 member countries of the WMO/ESCAP Panel adopted this list in April 2020. Names are used in order and never repeated. The most recent named storms were Montha, Senyar, Ditwah. Source: IMD, Naming of Tropical Cyclones.
02 Scale
When does a system get a name?
| IMD category | Max sustained wind | Name? |
|---|---|---|
| Low-pressure area | below 17 kt (under 31 km/h) | No name |
| Depression | 17–27 kt (31–49 km/h) | No name |
| Deep depression | 28–33 kt (50–61 km/h) | No name |
| Cyclonic storm | 34–47 kt (62–88 km/h) | Gets the next name |
| Severe cyclonic storm | 48–63 kt (89–117 km/h) | Named |
| Very severe cyclonic storm | 64–89 kt (118–166 km/h) | Named |
| Extremely severe cyclonic storm | 90–119 kt (167–221 km/h) | Named |
| Super cyclonic storm | 120 kt and above (222 km/h+) | Named |
Last system: Deep Depression (unnamed), 21–27 September 2026. It crossed the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coast near Kalingapatnam on the night of 23–24 September. It never reached cyclonic-storm strength, so it got no name. Why "Cyclone Arnab" was never real: There was no 'Cyclone Arnab'. Here's what hit Andhra, and what IMD is watching next.