Bhubaneswar: With Southwest Monsoon remaining subdued in the State light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Odisha during the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast in its mid-day bulletin issued on Monday.
However, thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places in some districts of the State on Thursday and Friday, the IMD’s mid-day bulletin added. The IMD has issued a ‘Yellow’ alert for these districts.
In its forecast for Bhubaneswar and its neighbourhood, the weather agency has predicted a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of development of thunder/lightning.
Here’s the IMD’s weather forecast and warning for the districts of the State for the next five days:
Day 1 (Valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 29.08.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of
Odisha.
Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 29.08.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 30.08.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of
Odisha.
Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 30.08.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 31.08.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of
Odisha.
Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 31.08.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 01.09.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated) Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Bolangir, Sonepur, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nawarangpur, Kalahandi, Rayagada, and Gajapati.
Day 5 (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 at many places over the districts of Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated) Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Malkangiri, and Koraput.