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The India Meteorological Department said the State may experience windy conditions for next two days and light rain at isolated places for next four to five days but besides that there was no cause of concern for Goa due to cyclone Asani.
The state witnessed partly cloudy weather and it was windy throughout the day on Monday.
“The windy condition is the after effect of cyclone Asani as the system is moving and intensifying. The wind speed will increase to 30 to 35kmph and continue for next two days. Cyclone Asani will not have any significant impact over Goa but light rain is expected over isolated places next four to five days from May 10,” said Rahul Mohan, IMD official.
He said the cloud formation may also increase for the next two days.
There is no specific warning issued to fishermen from venturing into the Arabian Sea.
The maximum temperature recorded at Panaji was 34 degree Celsius.
In the meanwhile, rain battered Kolkata and adjoining districts due to the effect of cyclone Asani even as the cyclonic storm was moving towards Andhra and Odisha.
An alert has been sounded in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand.
According to the IMD, the cyclonic storm Asani is very likely to move north-westwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over southeast Bay of Bengal. It is very likely to continue to move north-westwards till May 10 evening and reach Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts. Thereafter, it is very likely to recurve north-north-eastwards and move towards northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast.
Meanwhile, a national daily quoting the IMD said that cyclone Asani may not make landfall over the coasts of Andhra and Odisha and was likely to weaken in the next 48 hours.
