Bhubaneswar: Odisha is set to experience dry weather across all districts on Diwali today, with no rainfall warning issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), bringing favourable weather conditions for the festival of lights.
The weather office has also forecast a fall in night temperatures by 2-4 degrees Celsius over Odisha during the next two to three days, followed by no significant change.
According to the midday weather bulletin issued by the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, on Sunday, dry weather is likely to prevail across the state over the next 24 hours. The department has not issued any weather warning for any district.
The prevailing synoptic system features a trough extending from south Chhattisgarh to an upper-air cyclonic circulation over northeast Bihar, passing across Jharkhand at an altitude of 3.1 km above mean sea level.
As per observations recorded at 8.30 am, light rainfall occurred at isolated places in Gajapati district, while dense fog was reported at one or two places in Sundargarh district.
The highest maximum temperature in the state was recorded at 33.5 degrees Celsius in Khordha, while Jharsuguda registered the lowest minimum temperature of 15.8 degrees Celsius.
For Bhubaneswar and adjoining areas, the IMD has forecast a partly cloudy sky with haze over the next 24 hours. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 32 degrees Celsius and 20 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Dry weather is expected to continue across the state on November 9. However, isolated light to moderate rain or thundershowers may occur in Baleshwar, Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj on November 10.
Similar weather activity is likely in Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj on November 11, while isolated rainfall may occur in Baleshwar, Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj on November 12. No weather warnings have been issued for these days.
The IMD has forecast dry conditions across Odisha on November 13 and 14 as well. No warning has been issued for fishermen along the Odisha coast for the five-day period from November 8 to 12.
