Bhubaneswar: The mercury is likely to rise gradually across Odisha amid a yellow warning for rain and thunderstorms with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind in Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati, Ganjam, and Nayagarh districts on Tuesday.
Thunderstorms with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may also occur at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, and Jharsuguda districts today.
Light to moderate rain/thundershowers are also likely at many places in coastal, South Interior Odisha, and at a few places in the remaining districts of the state.
While Odisha will not experience any major weather change during the next two days, the day temperature (maximum temperature) is likely to rise by 2°C-3°C during the next three days, the weather office said.
