Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds of 30-40 kmph at isolated places in 11 districts of Odisha over the next 24 hours. Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are also likely at several places across southern and coastal parts of the state, according to the midday weather bulletin issued on Saturday.
The warning is valid until 8.30 am on October 18 and covers Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagarh districts.
The IMD has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers at a few places in Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagarh districts. Isolated rainfall is also likely in Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Nabarangpur. Dry weather is likely in the remaining districts.
For October 18, the weather office has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers at isolated places across several districts, with a yellow warning for thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds in Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Ganjam.
Rainfall activity is likely to persist in parts of southern Odisha over the following days. Isolated rain or thundershowers are forecast in Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Ganjam on October 19, while Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Gajapati may receive rain on October 20. Isolated showers are likely in Koraput and Malkangiri on October 21 and 22. Dry weather is expected across the state on October 23.
The IMD said there would be no significant change in maximum and minimum temperatures over the next six to seven days.
In Bhubaneswar and adjoining areas, partly cloudy skies with the possibility of rain or thunderstorms are forecast over the next 24 hours. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 32°C and 24°C, respectively.
Rainfall was recorded in several parts of Odisha on Saturday morning. Ganjam, Puri, Nayagarh, Khordha and Gajapati districts received light to moderate rain at many places, while isolated rainfall was reported in several other districts. R Gudda in Rayagada and Buguda in Ganjam recorded 4 cm of rainfall each, followed by Ranpur in Nayagarh, Madhabarida in Ganjam and Satyabadi in Puri, which received 3 cm each.
Baleswar recorded the highest maximum temperature of 35°C, while Rayagada registered the lowest minimum temperature of 20.4°C in the plains of Odisha.
The weather office has not issued any warning for fishermen along the Odisha coast for October 17-21
