Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, under the India Meteorological Department (IMD), has issued its midday weather bulletin warning of isolated light to moderate rain or thunderstorms over northern, western, and southern districts of Odisha in the coming days. Dry conditions are expected to persist elsewhere, while heatwave conditions are likely to affect one or two places in Jharsuguda and Sambalpur during the next two days. Thunderstorm activity is forecast to intensify on Day 3 with stronger gusty winds, prompting an Orange warning in select districts.
Day-wise Forecast and Warnings (Valid from March 14, 2026)
Day 1 (valid up to 0830 hrs IST on March 15): Light to moderate rain or thunderstorms very likely at one or two places over Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, and Bhadrak; dry weather elsewhere.
Yellow Warning (Be Aware): Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds (30–40 kmph) at isolated places in Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar. Heatwave conditions likely at one or two places in Jharsuguda and Sambalpur.
Day 2 (0830 hrs IST March 15 to 0830 hrs IST March 16): Light to moderate rain or thunderstorms very likely at one or two places over an expanded area including Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati; dry elsewhere.
Yellow Warning (Be Aware): Same as Day 1 for thunderstorms and gusty winds in Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar, plus heatwave in Jharsuguda and Sambalpur.
Day 3 (0830 hrs IST March 16 to 0830 hrs IST March 17): Light to moderate rain or thundershowers very likely at one or two places over Mayurbhanj, Nawarangpur, Keonjhar, Angul, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Dhenkanal, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati; dry elsewhere.
Orange Warning (Be Prepared to Take Action): Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (40–50 kmph) at isolated places in Rayagada, Mayurbhanj, and Keonjhar.
Yellow Warning (Be Aware): Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) at one or two places across Nawarangpur, Angul, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Dhenkanal, Malkangiri, Koraput, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.
Day 4 (0830 hrs IST March 17 to 0830 hrs IST March 18): Light to moderate rain or thunderstorms very likely at one or two places over Mayurbhanj, Nawarangpur, Keonjhar, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Ganjam, and Gajapati; dry elsewhere.
Yellow Warning (Be Aware): Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) at isolated places in Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar.
Day 5 (0830 hrs IST March 18 to 0830 hrs IST March 19): Light to moderate rain or thunderstorms very likely at one or two places over Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar; dry elsewhere.
Yellow Warning (Be Aware): Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) at isolated places in Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar.
Days 6–7 (0830 hrs IST March 19 to 0830 hrs IST March 21): Light to moderate rain or thunderstorms very likely at one or two places over Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Rayagada, Ganjam, and Gajapati; dry elsewhere. No warnings.
Outlook for subsequent 3 days (March 21–24): No large change expected.
No large change in maximum (daytime) temperatures during the next 24 hours, followed by a gradual fall of 3–5°C over the subsequent 4 days and no large change thereafter across Odisha.
