Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional office here has forecast rain and thundershower at many places in Odisha on March 15.
According to the mid-day bulletin issued by the IMD on Sunday, light to moderate rain or thundershower is likely to occur at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri between March 15 and 16.
The maximum temperature (day temperature) is likely to be between 38°C and 39°C in Odisha during the next two to three days. There would be a marginal rise in the maximum temperature by 2°C to 3°C in the state.
Later, there are chances that the maximum temperature will register a drop in the state. Overall, the weather will remain dry in most places in the state till March 14.
