Moderate tropical storm Águeda became, on Tuesday 20 October, the first named system of the 2026-27 rainy season in the southwest Indian Ocean basin. Formed in the vicinity of the Seychelles, the storm does not, for now, represent a threat to Mozambique, according to the National Meteorology Institute (INAM).

At 10:00 local time, when the system was still classified as a tropical depression, it was located at latitude 4.9 degrees south and longitude 53.9 degrees east, with average winds of 55 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 75 kilometres per hour.

According to meteorological data released by the institute, the system was moving west-southwest at a speed of nine kilometres per hour, with forecasts pointing to a weakening of the storm over the coming days.

INAM said it continues to monitor the evolution of the phenomenon and is urging the population to follow official communiqués and alerts issued by meteorological authorities.

The name Águeda, proposed by Mozambique, was assigned to the first named tropical system of the 2026-27 season in the southwest Indian Ocean.