Bhubaneswar: The wet spell in Odisha will continue for four days and many places in the state will receive light to moderate rain or thundershowers will occur during this week. While the first two days of the ensuing week will receive moderate rainfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for thundershowers with lightning in several Odisha districts in the subsequent days.
The state has recorded normal rainfall so far in the month of August between August 1 and 20. The average rainfall recorded is 253.2 mm, which is 1 per cent more than the normal rainfall of 250.8 mm.
The weather prediction by the IMD for the week is as below:
Day 1 (Valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 21.08.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers is very likely to occur in many places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Nabarangpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, and Sundargarh.
Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 21.08.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 22.08.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers is very likely to occur in a few places over the districts of Odisha.
Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 22.08.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 23.08.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers is very likely to occur in many places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Sundargarh, and Deogarh.
Yellow Warning (Be updated)
Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur in one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Angul, and Dhenkanal.
Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 23.08.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 24.08.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers is very likely to occur at many places over the districts of north Odisha and at a few places over the districts of south Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated)
Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Puri, Angul, Dhenkanal, Deogarh.
Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Balasore.
Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 24.08.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 25.08.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers is very likely to occur in many places over the districts of Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated)
Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Sonepur, and Boudh.
Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Dhenkanal.
