Bhubaneswar: Odisha may continue to experience heavy rains for three more days with a trough running from cyclonic circulation over westcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining north coastal Andhra Pradesh to northeast Arabian sea across south Odisha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Monday.
According to the midday bulletin, heavy rain may occur at one or two places in the districts of Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Sundargada, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj on July 20. Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind (30-40 kmph) is also likely in Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Sundargada, Jharsuguda, Baragada, Sambalpur, Debagada, Anugola, Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada.
Heavy rain may continue in the districts of Sundargada, Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj on July 21, and Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Sundargada, Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj on June 22. Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind (30-40 kmph) is also likely in Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada on these two days.
Thunderstorm activity may continue in Sundargada, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda on June 23.
While there is no warning thereafter, light to moderate rain or thundershower may occur at a few places across the state during the subsequent 5 days, it added.