Bhubaneswar, Nov. 25 -- Two simultaneous weather systems forming over the Bay of Bengal have intensified the possibility of a winter cyclone, as meteorologists track the evolving disturbance that may influence parts of southern Odisha later this week.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has confirmed that one of the systems is steadily building strength and could transform into a cyclone within the next 72 hours, even as the second system remains under observation.

Information from the IMD received on Monday evening states that the stronger system is gradually consolidating and may soon become a depression. If intensification continues, it is expected to turn into a cyclonic storm while located over the southwest Bay of Bengal.

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