- On 9 January, tropical cyclone DIKELEDI continued moving westward over the southwestern Indian Ocean, passing far off the Saint Brandon island, far northern Mauritius, as a tropical storm, strengthening. On 10 January at 6.00 UTC its centre was located offshore approximately 690 km east of the coast of northeastern Madagascar, with maximum sustained winds of 106 km/h (tropical storm).
- On the forecast track, DIKELEDI is forecast to make landfall just north of the area of the Vohemar town, Antsiranana province, far northeastern Madagascar on 11 January in the mid-afternoon (UTC), with maximum sustained winds up to 179 km/h (tropical cyclone).
- Over the next 24 hours, heavy rainfall is forecast over northern Madagascar. More heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surges are forecast over central and northern Madagascar starting from 11 January.
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