Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said a low-pressure area, which is most likely to form over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to enhance rainfall activity in Odisha.
According to the IMD, a cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the west-central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining North Bay of Bengal on August 15 and may lead to formation of a low pressure area over the same region during the subsequent 48 hours. This cyclonic circulation will further intensify into a low-pressure area by August 16. The system will gradually move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast and then towards Telangana through Visakhapatnam.
Under the influence of the system, fairly widespread rainfall activity is likely over Odisha, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh.
There will also be heavy rain in the south coastal Odisha, especially in Koraput district. Apart from this, there will be moderate rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall in north Odisha, it added.
As per the latest IMD bulletin, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Nawarangpur, and Koraput during the next 24 hours.
Similarly, thunderstorm and lightning will also occur at several districts of the State during this period till August 18, IMD said.
Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha for next five days:
Day 1 (valid from 1330 hrs IST of 12.08.2021 upto 0830 hrs IST of 13.08.2021) Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at many places over the districts of Balasore, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jharsuguda, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Nabarangpur, Koraput, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Gajapati and Malkangiri.
Yellow Warning (To be updated): Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar,Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Nabarangpur and Koraput. Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, Cuttack, Khurda and Rayagada.
Day 2 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 13.08.2021 upto 0830 hrs IST of 14.08.2021)
Yellow Warning(To be updated): Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur.
Day 3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 15.08.2021 upto 0830 hrs IST of 16.08.2021)
Yellow Warning (To be updated): Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Malkangiri and Koraput. Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Malkangiri, Dhenkanal and Koraput.
Day 4 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 16.08.2021 upto 0830 hrs IST of 17.08.2021)
Yellow Warning(To be updated): Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Koraput, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Dhenkanal. Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Sundargarh, Angul, Malkangiri and Koraput.
Day 5 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 17.08.2021 upto 0830 hrs IST of 18.08.2021)
Yellow Warning (To be updated): Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Khordha, Puri, Nayagarh. Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Malkangiri and Koraput.
