Severe Cyclone Murasu caused widespread damage in Andhra Pradesh, disrupting power and transport.
Heavy rain warnings persist for Telangana.
Delhi-NCR faces cooler nights and reduced visibility due to air pollution.
Severe Cyclone Murasu uprooted thousands of trees and brought down hundreds of electricity poles across coastal Andhra Pradesh after making landfall near Ongole early on November 3, disrupting power supplies, communication networks and transport services.
Prakasam, Bapatla, Palnadu and Guntur were among the worst-affected districts. Fallen trees blocked roads, while damaged electricity infrastructure caused power outages in several areas. Fishing boats were also damaged, and heavy rainfall inundated standing crops and low-lying residential areas, according to preliminary reports.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Murasu crossed the coast between 3.30 am and 5.30 am, with winds of 100-110 kilometres per hour (km/h), gusting to 120 km/h. The storm was expected to weaken into a cyclonic storm by afternoon of November 3 and become a deep depression by midnight.
Despite the cyclone's weakening intensity, the IMD warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall, with isolated extremely heavy downpours possible in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Red and orange alerts have been issued for vulnerable areas.
Telangana could experience thunderstorms and winds gusting to 50–60km/h. Heavy rainfall was also forecast in parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, with thunderstorms and lightning possible in several areas.
Fishermen have been advised to avoid the southwest and west-central Bay of Bengal and coastal waters off Andhra Pradesh, northern Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and southern Odisha until November 4.
Meanwhile, northern India is expected to remain largely dry, with Delhi-NCR likely to experience hazy mornings and cooler nights. The minimum temperature is forecast to be around 17°C, while the maximum could reach 30°C. Air pollution may further reduce visibility.
A western disturbance could bring snowfall to higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are expected to remain largely dry until November 8, although temperatures could fall during mornings and nights.
