Maps: Tracking Tropical Cyclone Arnab

Tracking Tropical Cyclone Arnab By The New York Times Updated Oct. 26, 2026 at 9:38 a.m. E.T. Share full article Arnab was a tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal Monday evening India Standard Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory . Forecast wind speeds and direction The New York Times Where will it rain? Flash flooding can occur well inland and away from the storm’s center. Even weaker storms can produce excessive rainfall that can flood low-lying areas. 1-day forecast precipitation 1 2 3 5 10+ inches The New York Times What does the storm look like from above? Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm. The stronger a storm becomes, the more likely an eye will form in the center. When the eye looks symmetrical, that often means the storm is not encountering anything to weaken it. The New York Times An average of five named storms form annually in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. When a storm’s winds reach hurricane strength (74 m.p.h. or stronger) in the Indian Ocean, they are locally called cyclones. Unlike other regions in the world, the Indian Ocean’s cyclone season has two peaks, a primary peak in November and a secondary peak in May, before and after the monsoon in India — usually from June to September. Sources and notes Tracking map Tracking data is from the National Hurricane Center. The map shows probabilities of at least 5 percent. The forecast is for up to five days, with that time span starting up to three hours before the reported time that the storm reaches its latest location. Wind speed probability data is not available north of 60.25 degrees north latitude. Satellite map Imagery is from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Japanese Meteorological Agency via the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere. Precipitation map Data for multi-day forecasts or observed rainfall totals are from the National Weather Service. The 1-day forecast is from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Credits By William B. Davis, Madison Dong, Judson Jones, John Keefe, Joey K. Lee and Bea Malsky.