After entering the Gulf of Aden, Megh turned to the west-northwest and struck southwestern Yemen on 10 November as a deep depression, dissipating shortly thereafter.

The heavy damage on the island prompted nearby countries and international organizations to deliver relief goods and medical teams.

The thunderstorms were associated with a weak and broad circulation,[2] located in an area of low wind shear and warm water temperatures over 29 °C (84 °F), both favorable conditions.

[3] While Megh was in its formative stages, it developed broken rainbands that swirled into the circulation center,[5] which was located beneath the blossoming convection.

[9] The storm began rapid deepening that day due to the continued low shear and warm water temperatures, and the convection became more symmetric and circular.

Such intensification was not anticipated by tropical cyclone forecast models, which emphasized that the external conditions, such as dry air from the west, would be unfavorable.

[10] At 03:00 UTC that day, the IMD upgraded the system to an extremely severe cyclonic storm, and three hours later estimated peak 3 minute winds of 175 km/h (110 mph).

[11] Since accurate record keeping began in the basin in 1990, this marked the first time in the Arabian Sea that there were two cyclones in one season with 1 minute winds of at least 185 km/h (115 km/h).

[12] Between 06:00–12:00 UTC on November 8, the eye of Megh passed just north of Socotra, with the resulting land interaction causing the eyewall to disappear and for the winds to diminish.

[13] After exiting the island, the cyclone began weakening further due to cooler water temperatures and drier air from the Arabian Peninsula to the northwest.

[3] Early on November 9, the center of Megh passed 57 km (35 mi) north of Cape Guardafui, and further land interaction with Somalia to the south increasingly degraded the storm's structure.

At 06:00 UTC on November 10 the storm weakened to a deep depression, and three hours later Megh made landfall in southwestern Yemen northeast of Zinjibar, with estimated winds of 55 km/h (35 mph).

[23] The storm disrupted entire villages – tainting water wells and affecting communication towers – while also damaging the main hospital and power station.

Due to the main port being damaged, residents built a makeshift pathway to assist relief distribution from a ship carrying 700 tons of supplies from the United Arab Emirates.

[30] After the passages of earlier Cyclone Chapala and Megh, the local Red Cross chapter distributed blankets, sleeping mats, and mattresses to the affected families.