Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds in Odisha on Independence Day, with certain districts likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall.
The IMD has issued an orange warning for Rayagada and Gajapati districts, forecasting that heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds reaching 30-40 kmph are likely to occur at one or two places on Friday.
Besides, a yellow warning has been issued for several other districts, including Koraput, Malkangiri, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Kalahandi, Nabarangapur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Sundargarh, Cuttack, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Angul, Boudh, and Kandhamal, where heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds reaching 30-40 kmph are likely to occur at one or two places tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the IMD has issued a weather forecast for Odisha, predicting heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds over the next few days.
Going by the IMD prediction for August 16, heavy rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, and Nabarangapur districts.
Besides, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds reaching 30-40 kmph are likely to occur at one or two places over several districts, including Gajapati, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj.
As per IMD weather forecast for August 17, heavy rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Nabarangapur, Kalahandi, Ganjam, and Kandhamal districts.
That apart, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds reaching 30-40 kmph are likely to occur at one or two places over several districts, including Gajapati, Ganjam, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, and Nayagarh.
For August 18, IMD issued a heavy rain warning to Koraput, Malkangiri, and Nabarangapur districts.
On the same day, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds reaching 30-40 kmph are likely to occur at one or two places over several districts, including Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.
As per the weather prediction for August 19, heavy rain is likely to occur at one or two places over the Koraput, Malkangiri, and Nabarangapur districts.
That apart, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds reaching 30-40 kmph are likely to occur at one or two places over several districts, including Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.
