Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic circulation over north coastal Odisha may trigger heavy to very heavy rain in some parts of Odisha during the next 24 hours, senior meteorologist Umasankar Das informed on Saturday.
Along with heavy rainfall, the state is also likely to experience thunderstorm activity with lightning and gusty surface winds till May 30 with a low pressure brewing over west-central and adjoining North Bay of Bengal.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange warning for thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph and heavy rainfall in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Kandhmal districts on May 24.
Thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may also occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Sonepur, Boudh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Bargarh, Balangir and Nuapada.
Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may continue in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar on May 25. Thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is also likely in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Balasore, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Kandhamal, and Malkangiri.
On May 26, thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Jajpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Sundargarh, Kalahandi, and Kandhamal.
Heavy rain is expected to resume again thereafter.
On May 27, thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph and heavy rainfall may occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Jajpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri. Thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is also likely in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, and Kandhamal.
On May 28, thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph and heavy rainfall may continue in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Malkangiri. Thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph may also occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Jajpur, Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, and Kandhamal.
On May 29, thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph and heavy rainfall may occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri. Thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is also likely in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, and Ganjam.
On May 30, thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph and heavy rainfall may occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur, and Malkangiri. Thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is also likely in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, and Ganjam districts.
There will be no large change in the day temperature during the next 6-7 days, it added.