After Cyclone Kyaar dampened Diwali festivities last weekend, Mumbaikars have to brace themselves for some more rain this weekend as cyclonic storm Maha that is brewing over the Arabian sea is set to intensify.

The India Meteorological Department has predicted that the severe Cyclone Maha (pronounced as M’maha)has moved north from Lakshadweep heading towards Oman with winds at 24 kmph, and thus would cause widespread rains or thunderstorms in the Vidarbha and Marathwada regions and indirectly trigger rains in Mumbai this weekend. The cyclone is later expected to move towards the west-northwest from the western central Arabian Sea as it is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclone.