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Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker: Cyclone Shakhti turns ‘severe’, partly cloudy skies, light rainfall likely in Mumbai

Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: Scientists from the weather agency have maintained that the cyclone poses no threat to the coast of Maharashtra at present.

mumbai rainsCyclone Shakhti Live Tracker: Scientists from IMD Mumbai have maintained that the Cyclone Shakthi poses no threat to the coast of Maharashtra at present. (Express Photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)

Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: With Cyclone Shakhti intensifying into a ‘severe’ storm, the India Meteorological Department has predicted partly cloudy skies and light to moderate spell of rainfall in Mumbai and its suburbs on Sunday. A similar forecast was issued for the Thane and Raigad districts as well; however, for the Palghar district, chances of heavy rainfall have been predicted on October 8. Scientists from the weather agency have maintained that the cyclone poses no threat to the coast of Maharashtra at present.

Impact in Gujarat, Maharashtra: The IMD has forecast rough to very rough sea conditions, squally weather, and high wind speeds ranging between 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph at the Gujarat-Maharashtra coast till Tuesday. Wind speeds from 60-100 kmph will prevail till about Monday. Fisherfolk have been warned against going into the Northwest Arabian Sea region till Tuesday.

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The Maharashtra Government has instructed district administrations to activate their disaster management systems, prepare evacuation plans for citizens in coastal and low-lying areas, issue public advisories, advise against sea travel, and maintain safety during heavy rains. The cyclone is likely to move west-southwestwards and reach northwest and adjoining west central Arabia Sea by Sunday and is likely to recurve and move east-northeastwards from Monday morning, weakening gradually.

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Oct 5, 2025 08:44 PM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: Shakht cyclone moved southwestwards from Westcentral Arabian Sea with a speed of 08 kmph

The Shakht cyclone over northwest and adjoining Westcentral Arabian Sea moved southwestwards with a speed of 08 kmph during last 6 hours and lay centered at 1430 hrs IST of today, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Oct 5, 2025 02:37 PM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: Pedestrians experience light rain at Mahim west in Mumbai

Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: Pedestrians experienced light rain at Mahim west in Mumbai on Sunday (Oct 5).

Oct 5, 2025 02:05 PM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: IMD issues 'yellow' nowcast warning in Mumbai

Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: IMD Mumbai, at 1.00 pm, issued a 'yellow' nowcast warning in Mumbai, its neighbouring districts of Thane, Palghar, Raigad as well as the extended Konkan region, including Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts, stating the possibility of light to moderate rainfall over the next three hours. Indicating more rainfall in the region, the IMD has placed Thane and Palghar districts under a yellow alert on October 7, while Mumbai is also projected to experience moderate showers with thunderstorm activity.

Oct 5, 2025 10:55 AM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: IMD forecasts partly cloudy skies, light rains in Mumbai and its suburbs today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday, in its forecast, stated the possibility of partly cloudy skies along with light to moderate spells of rain in Mumbai and its suburbs.

A series of high and low tides will also be witnessed today:

High Tide -

10:27 hrs. - 4.19 meters

Low Tide -

16:39 hrs. - 0.99 meters

High Tide -

22:56 hrs. - 4.13 meters

Low Tide -

04:43 hrs. (6 October 2025) - 0.96 meters

Oct 5, 2025 10:52 AM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: 'No threat to coast of Maharashtra at present', IMD scientists maintain

In the past 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Sunday, the Colaba coastal observatory recorded 1 mm rain while the Santacruz station registered 0 mm rainfall.

Scientists from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Mumbai have maintained that the Cyclone Shakthi poses no threat to the coast of Maharashtra at present.

However, the region may experience sporadic spells of showers and cloudy skies between October 6 and October 8, owing to the impact of a western disturbance system.

Oct 5, 2025 10:08 AM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: Fisherfolk struggle with loss of employment in Colaba due to cyclone Shakthi, asks govt for compensation

Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: The Maharashtra government and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an 'alert' for the arrival of the Shakti Chakkari cyclone in Badhwar Park, located in the Colaba area of ​​Mumbai, news agency PTI reported.

Fisherfolk of the area have been directed not to venture into the sea for fishing, which has resulted in the loss of employment for them, as per PTI.

“The fisheries department issued a circular recently that cyclone Shakti might affect the coastal areas and has directed the fishermen… The government has alerted us, and therefore, we have stopped fishing. It’s been 10-15 days since all fishermen are at their homes. We request the government to provide compensation for the damages,” says Dhanesh Gajanan, a local fisherman. (PTI)

Oct 5, 2025 09:28 AM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates | Watch: People go about their day as usual as IMD predicts light rainfall in Mumbai

Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast Mumbai to experience scattered light rain until October 8 as Cyclone Shakhti is expected to reach the northwestern and central parts of the Arabian Sea, impacting the Maharashtra and Gujarat coast by October 6.

Here are the morning visuals from Mumbai's Marine Drive: (ANI)

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Oct 5, 2025 08:01 AM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: IMD predicts Mumbai to witness light rains till Oct 8

Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: Issuing a five-day forecast on Saturday, the IMD stated that Mumbai may only see sporadic spells of light rainfall till October 8.

A similar forecast has been issued for the Thane and Raigad districts as well; however, for the Palghar district, chances of heavy rainfall have been predicted on October 8.

Oct 5, 2025 07:33 AM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: Cyclone Shakhti turns ‘severe’, strong winds to prevail along Gujarat-Maharashtra coasts

Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: The India Meteorological Department warned of thunderstorm and lightning as Cyclone Shakhti intensified into a ‘severe’ storm on Saturday.

The IMD has forecast rough to very rough sea conditions, squally weather, and high wind speeds ranging between 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph at the Gujarat-Maharashtra coast till Tuesday. Wind speeds from 60-100 kmph will prevail till about Monday.

Oct 4, 2025 11:36 PM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: IMD issues alert for Cyclone Shakthi, Gujarat prepares for storm

Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: Even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued warnings to the fishermen against venturing out to sea in view of the building up of Cyclone Shakthi, collectors of the coastal districts of Saurashtra who were attending a two-day national conference on land administration and disaster management in Gandhinagar, headed back to base by Saturday evening.

Meanwhile, Sunday leaves for Collectorate staff were ordered cancelled as the IMD issued warnings over the severe cyclonic storm Shakthi, currently situated more than 500 km off the coastline.

All districts are keeping a close tab over the developing situation even as the predictions say Shakthi is likely to move out at sea without making landfall in Gujarat.

Oct 4, 2025 10:45 PM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: Shakhti likely to weaken on Monday

Severe Cyclonic Storm Shakhti, which hovered over the northwest Arabian Sea, moved west-southwestwards with a speed of 15 kmph in the last six hours and lay centered at 8:30 pm. It is likely to move west-southwestwards and reach northwest and adjoining westcentral Arabian Sea by Sunday. Later, it will recurve and move east-northeastwards from Monday morning and weaken gradually, IMD said.

Oct 4, 2025 09:54 PM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: Behind the name of the cyclone - Shakhti

The cyclone has been named Shakhti, a name suggested by Sri Lanka as per the convention followed by the WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical Cyclones. The names of the cyclones are suggested by 13 countries in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea rim.

Oct 4, 2025 09:43 PM IST
Cyclone Shakhti Live Tracker News Updates: North Indian Ocean basin prone to cyclones

The North Indian Ocean basin, comprising the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, is prone to cyclones during the pre-monsoon (March to May) and the post-monsoon (October to December) periods.

Oct 4, 2025 09:27 PM IST
Cyclone Shakti Live Tracker News Updates: Pacific Ocean has been very active last month

Over the past month, the Pacific Ocean has been very active and at least two major storms have hit the Philippines, China, and neighbouring coastal countries, causing massive damage. Typhoon Tapah (September 8), Typhoon Ragasa (September 20), Typhoon Neoguri (September 20), and Typhoon Bualoi (September 22) were the strong storms that affected the region, a couple of which re-emerged in the Bay of Bengal.

Oct 4, 2025 09:09 PM IST
Cyclone Shakti Live Tracker News Updates: Fishermen warned not to venture into sea

The weather office has warned fishermen not to venture into the northwest Arabian Sea, adjoining areas of the northeast Arabian Sea, central Arabian Sea and along and off the Gujarat-north Maharashtra coasts until Tuesday.

Oct 4, 2025 08:41 PM IST
Cyclone Shakti Live Tracker News Updates: Sporadic spells of light rain likely in Mumbai till October 8

Issuing a five-day forecast, the IMD said that Mumbai may only see sporadic spells of light rainfall till October 8. A similar forecast has been issued for the Thane and Raigad districts as well; however, for the Palghar district, chances of heavy rainfall have been predicted on October 8.

“Even though a cyclonic formation has developed in the Arabian Sea, it is still very far from Mumbai. Therefore, as of now, there is no chance that Mumbai, along with the interiors of Maharashtra, will witness heavy rainfall activity. However, light spells of rain in the form of drizzle may continue for the next week,” said a senior IMD official.

Oct 4, 2025 08:29 PM IST
Cyclone Shakti Live Tracker News Updates: Rough sea conditions, squally weather on cards

The IMD has forecast rough sea conditions, squally weather, and high wind speeds ranging between 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph along the Gujarat-Maharashtra coast till Tuesday. Wind speeds from 60-100 kmph will prevail till about Monday. Fisherfolk have been warned against going into the Northwest Arabian Sea region till Tuesday.

Oct 4, 2025 08:26 PM IST
Cyclone Shakti Live Tracker News Updates: No need to panic, says IMD scientist

On Cyclone Shakti, Abhimanyu Chauhan, IMD Scientist told news agency ANI, "...A severe cyclone has formed in the North East Arabian Sea with a westward movement of 18km/hr...On the morning of the 6th, it will start moving towards Gujarat. There will be very low impact on the rainfall in Gujarat...There is no need to panic because of this cyclone...The wind speed will be around 40-55km/hr..."

Oct 4, 2025 08:22 PM IST
Cyclone Shakti Live Tracker News Updates: Cyclone Shakhti turns 'severe'

Cyclone Shakhti, which developed in the Arabian Sea on Friday, has further intensified into a ‘severe’ storm on Saturday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). As the storm, the first to develop in the North Indian Ocean basin in 2025, has moved significantly away from the Indian coast, there is no direct threat to the west coast.

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Oct 4, 2025 08:12 PM IST

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Cyclone Shakti, which developed in the Arabian Sea on Friday, has intensified into a ‘severe’ storm today. At 5:30 pm, it hovered over the northwest Arabian Sea.

Stay tuned here to track Cyclone Shakti and related weather developments.

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