Heavy Rain Forecast For Odisha In Next 48 Hours

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience rain and thunderstorm in next 48 hours.

According to the latest weather bulletin of the Regional Meteorological Centre here, rainfall and light thunderstorm accompanied by lightning are likely in some parts of Odisha.

Notably, southwest monsoon advanced into Odisha on Friday. It covered all coastal districts including Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Gajpati, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda and Nayagarh. It also covered Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj and parts of Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Angul and Keonjhar .

Conditions are becoming favourable for further advancement of southwest monsoon into rest parts of Odisha during the next 48 hours.

Heavy to very heavy  rain fall are very likely to occur  at one  or two places over the  districts of Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Angul, Deogarh, Bhadrak, Sambalpur, Sundargarh and isolated heavy  rainfall at  one  or  two places  over  the districts of  Jharsuguda,  Bargarh, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Khurda, Ganjam, Puri from 1 pm on Friday to 8.30 am on Saturday.

Likewise, heavy to very heavy rain fall are likely to occur at one or two places over the   districts of Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Nuapada, Sonepur, Balangir, Nabarangpur, Boudh, Kalahandi and Kandhamal between 8.30 am on Saturday and 8.30 am on Sunday.

Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea during next 48 hours.