Bhubaneswar: The cyclonic circulation over the Northeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood now extends up to 7.6 km above mean sea level tilting south-westwards with and under its influence a low-pressure area is likely to form over the northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours, the weather office said.
Several places in Odisha are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall under the influence of the low pressure over the Bay of Bengal. The midday weather forecast released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is as below:
Day 1: (Valid up to 0830 Hrs IST of 05.09.23)
Orange warning (Be updated): Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Boudh, Kandhamal, and Angul.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Dhenkanal, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Sonepur, Koraput, and Malkangiri.
Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Odisha.
Day 2: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 05.09.2023 to 0830 Hrs IST of 06.09.2023)
Orange warning (Be updated): Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, and Nawarangpur.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Rayagada, Kandhamal, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Sonepur and Sambalpur.
Day 3: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 06.09.2023 to 0830 Hrs IST of 07.09.2023)
Yellow warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nawarangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nuapada, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, and Bolangir.
Day 4: (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 07.09.2023 to 0830 Hrs IST of 08.09.2023)
Yellow warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nawarangpur and Nuapada.
