Bhubaneswar: Formation of a new cyclonic circulation over the east-central Bay of Bengal is likely to bring heavy rain to various parts of Odisha from September 2 and the intensity of downpours may increase from September 4, the regional office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here predicted in its midday bulletin on Thursday.
According to the weather office, heavy to very heavy rain is likely in most of the districts of the state. Yellow alerts have been issued for heavy to very heavy rain in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Baleshwar, Nabrangpur, Kalahandi, and Bolangir districts, which may receive 70 mm to 110 mm of rainfall. Coastal, south, and interior Odisha may experience thunder and lightning along with heavy rain.
South Odisha, including the coast, has been affected by the weak monsoon. The temperature has been 4°C to 5°C above normal for the last five days.
The weather forecast by the IMD for the next five days is below:
Day 1: (Valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 01.09.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur in a few places over the districts of Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur in one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.
Day 2: (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 01.09.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 02.09.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur in many places over the districts of interior Odisha and at a few places over the districts of Coastal Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur in one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabrangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, and Jajpur.
Day 3: (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 02.09.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 03.09.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur in many places over the districts of Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur in one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, and Ganjam.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur in one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.
Day 4: (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 03.09.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 04.09.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur in most places over the districts of Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur in one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Boudh, Sonepur, Bolangir, and Kalahandi.
Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Boudh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Bargarh, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, and Cuttack.
Day 5: (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 04.09.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 05.09.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur in most places over the districts of Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Heavy rainfall very likely to occur in one or two places over the districts of Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabrangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, and Sundargarh.
