Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted Light to moderate rain till 8.30 AM on December 22 in several places of Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Boudh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada and Koraput.
Similarly, dense fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, and Koraput.
Light rain is very likely to occur at one or two places in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri on December 22. Dense fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the district of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, and Koraput.
The depression over west-central Bay of Bengal off Andhra Pradesh coast moved east-north-eastwards with a speed of 12 kmph during past 6 hours. It is located about 430 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh),480 km east-northeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 590 km south- of Gopalpur (Odisha).
The system is likely to move slowly east-northeastwards maintaining its intensity as a depression for next 12 hours and weaken gradually thereafter over the Sea.