India, Oct. 5 -- Cyclone Shakhti is expected to weaken gradually from Monday morning and will recurve to move towards the east, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted. As of Sunday, the cyclone is likely to continue moving west-southwestwards and will reach the northwest and adjoining west-central Arabian Sea by the evening.

The first cyclonic storm after the monsoon season, cyclone Shakhti churned up the Arabian Sea with a wind speed on 100kmph and gusting from Saturday.

While parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, were put on an alert for heavy rains during the cyclone, the IMD significantly downgraded its forecast for Mumbai and surrounding areas on Sunday in the wake of Cyclone Shakhti.

Contrary to earlier warnin...