Heavy Rain To Resume In Odisha From Tuesday; IMD Issues Yellow Warning

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain will resume in different parts of Odisha from Tuesday after a drop in intensity for two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.

Light to moderate rain/thundershower may occur at many places of Bargarh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Balangir, Sonepur, and Kalahandi during the next 24 hours.

As per the midday weather bulletin issued by the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, rainfall of varied intensity is likely to lash most parts of the state over the next week. The intensify of rain will remain low on Sunday and Monday.

Weather Forecast:

Aug 6

Yellow Warning: 1) Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is likely to occur at one or two places of Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Dhenkanal, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Khurda, Puri, and Jagatsinghpur districts.

2) Thunderstorm with lightning may occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, and Rayagada .

Aug 7

Yellow Warning: Heavy to very heavy rain (7 to 20 cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Cuttack, Boudh, Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur, Deogarh and heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) in some places of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Khurda, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Balangir, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, and Sonepur.

Aug 8

Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sambalpur, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Bargarh, Sonepur, Balangir, Nuapada, Angul, Dhenkanal, and Jharsuguda.