Southwest Monsoon advances further

Bhubaneswar: Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Northwest Bay of Bengal, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and some parts of Bihar.

Conditions are favourable for further advance of SW Monsoon into some more parts of North Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Maharashtra, MP, Odisha, Northwest BOB, some parts of Gangetic West Bengal, remaining parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, some parts of Jharkhand, some more parts of Bihar and some parts of East Uttar Pradesh during next 3-4 days.

According to the weather agency, thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty surface windspeed reaching 30-40 kmph may occur at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul,Dhenkanal, Deogarh,Sundargarh, Khurda, Nayagarh, Boudh, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam,Rayagada, and Puri districts on June 20.

Similar weather condition may prevail in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonijhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, and Rayagada during the subsequent 24 hours.

Thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty surface windspeed reaching 30-40 kmph is likely in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts on June 22

Hot and humid weather condition may prevail in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati on June 20 and Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Puri, and Nayagarh on June 21.

Though there is no further weather warning, light to moderate rain may continue at a few places in the state.

The IMD has also predicted gradual fall in the day temperature by 2-3 degree Celsius during the next 3 days with no change thereafter.