Cyclone Ditwah Update: IMD Tracks Movement Toward Tamil Nadu and Andhra Coast
Cyclone Ditwah is moving north-northwest over coastal Sri Lanka and the southwest Bay of Bengal.
Cyclonic Storm Ditwah is moving slowly over coastal Sri Lanka and the nearby southwest Bay of Bengal.
It moved about 7 kmph in the last six hours.
At 5:30 am on 28 November 2025, it was centered near 8.2°N and 81.1°E.
It was located:
- 50 km south-southwest of Trincomalee
- 90 km northwest of Batticaloa
- 230 km north of Hambantota
- 440 km south-southeast of Puducherry
- 540 km south of Chennai
Movement
The cyclone is moving north-northwestwards.
It will continue to travel along the Sri Lanka coast and the southwest Bay of Bengal.
Forecast
IMD says the cyclone will reach the sea area near North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh by early morning of November 30.
More updates will follow as the system moves closer to the Indian coast.
The *Cyclonic Storm Ditwah [Pronunciation: Ditwah]* over coastal Sri Lanka and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with the speed of 7 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 28th November 2025 over the same region, near… pic.twitter.com/pd4s7LPOhn
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) November 28, 2025
