Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of continued monsoon activity across Odisha, with a low-pressure area over central Chhattisgarh contributing to widespread rain and thunderstorms in the coming days.
According to the midday weather bulletin issued by the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are expected at many places over the next week, accompanied by yellow alerts for lightning, gusty winds, and isolated heavy rainfall in several districts.
The current synoptic situation indicates that the low-pressure area, which originated over south Odisha and adjoining Chhattisgarh, has shifted to central Chhattisgarh as of 0830 hours IST today. This system, along with an associated cyclonic circulation extending up to 5.8 km above mean sea level and tilting southwestwards, is influencing the monsoon trough that now passes through Sri Ganganagar, Shivpuri, Damoh, the low-pressure center, Kalingapatnam, and into the central Bay of Bengal.
IMD’s weather forecasts and warnings:
Day 1 (until August 29, 0830 IST): Light to moderate rain or thundershowers at a few places. Yellow warning for thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) in districts including Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nawarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.
Day 2 (August 29-30): Similar conditions at a few places, with yellow alerts limited to coastal and southern districts like Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.
Day 3 (August 30-31): Rain at many places, with yellow warnings for thunderstorms and gusty winds in northern, coastal, and southern districts such as Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.
Day 4 (August 31-September 1): Rain at many places. Yellow warnings include heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and gusty winds in Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj, plus broader alerts for other districts.
Day 5 (September 1-2): Similar widespread rain, with heavy rainfall warnings for Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Sundargarh, alongside thunderstorm alerts elsewhere.
Days 6-7 (September 2-4): Continued rain at many places, with heavy rainfall yellow warnings focused on Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Sundargarh.
The outlook for September 4-7 indicates no large change in weather patterns.
Fishermen along the Odisha coast face immediate risks, with squally weather and winds of 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph likely over the next 24 hours in the west-central and north Bay of Bengal. The sea is expected to be moderate to rough, and fishermen are strongly advised not to venture out. No warnings are issued for Days 2-5.
