Depression Over Gulf Of Martaban: No Direct Impact On Odisha, Says IMD

Bhubaneswar: The depression over the Gulf of Martaban and adjoining Myanmar will have no direct impact over Odisha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s regional centre here said in its midday bulletin on Friday.

“The well marked low pressure area over the Gulf of Martaban and adjoining Myanmar intensified into a depression over the same region and lay centered at 0830 hours IST on May 20 about 40 km southwest of Mawlamyine (Myanmar), 140 km eastsoutheast of Yangon (Myanmar) and 700 km northeast of Port Blair (Andaman Islands). It is very likely to move northeastwards and cross south Myanmar coast around Mawlamyine by evening of today. The system has no direct impact over Odisha,” the IMD said.

Meanwhile, the Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into parts of south Arabian Sea, southern parts of Maldives, some more parts of south and eastcentral Bay of Bengal, it said.

The IMD has forecast rain or thunderstorm over parts of Odisha in the next five days due to Norwester activities.

Forecast for next five days

May 21 (till 8.30 am)

Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kendrapara, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Gajapati districts.

Yellow warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Dhenkanal.

May 21 (8.30 am) to May 22 (8.30 am)

Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore and Bhadrak.

May 22 (8.30 am) to May 23 (.8.30 am)

Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam and Kandhamal.

May 23 (8.30 am) to May 24 (8.30 am)

Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of North Coastal Odisha, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Khurda, Puri and Nayagarh.

Yellow warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.

May 24 (8.30 am) to May 25 (8.30 am)

Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm very likely to occur at few places over the districts of North Coastal Odisha, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal and at one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.

Yellow warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Khurda and Puri.

Maximum temperature very likely to rise by 3-4 degrees Celsius at many places over the districts of Odisha during next three days. No large change thereafter.