Weather tracker: India and Pakistan keep close eye on tropical cyclone
Biparjoy predicted to weaken but could bring torrential rain, high waves and strong winds. Elsewhere, South America feels a chill
During the latter stages of last week, a tropical cyclonic circulation over the Arabian Sea intensified rapidly and was named Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy by Friday. The storm maintained a category 1 status through the weekend, with estimated mean wind speeds of 80mph (129kph) to 90mph.
Despite only marginal atmospheric conditions to support its further development, Biparjoy continued to deepen towards category 2 status as it edged northwards on Sunday, bringing very high waves of more than 30ft (9 metres) to 40ft. Although Biparjoy is predicted to weaken through the coming week, it could make landfall between Gujarat in west India, and south-east Pakistan by midweek, and is likely to generate torrential rain, high waves and strong winds Authorities in the region are keeping a close eye on this storm, with a view to emergency evacuations or safety warnings should the system make landfall.
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