IMD Scotches Reports, Rumours On Cyclone: ‘No Information Yet’; Check Forecast

Bhubaneswar: There is no information yet on the formation of a possible cyclone, Uma Shankar Das, senior meteorologist at the India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Bhubaneswar centre, said on Saturday, scotching rumours and reports to the contrary.

The IMD has not released any information regarding a possible cyclone, Das said. Only after the low-pressure areas form, further forecast will be made, he added.

Two back-to-back low-pressure areas (LOPAR) are likely to form over the Bay of Bengal bringing much-needed relief from the hot and humid weather that Odisha is experiencing for the past week due to a weak monsoon.

“The first LOPAR is likely around September 8 and there is a likelihood of formation of another between September 9 and 15,” Das said on Friday.

Humid weather conditions in Odisha are likely to continue for two more days, the regional Met centre said on Saturday.

According to the weather office, 22 places — Balasore, Chandbali, Cuttack, Khurda (including Bhubaneswar), Puri, Angul, Baripada, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Hirakud, Talcher, Bhawanipatna, Titlagarh, Sonepur, Nayagarh, Boudh, Paralakhemundi, Bhadrak and Jagatsinghpur — recorded temperatures of 35°C or above in the last 24 hours under the influence of a weak monsoon.

Angul was the hottest city in the state at 36.7°C in the last 24 hours.

Weather experts have attributed the increase in temperature to the absence of clouds and a clear sky.

The Met office has forecast heavy rainfall in some districts of Odisha on September 6.

Forecast for next 5 days

Sept 4 (Till 8.30 am)

Yellow warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Bolangir, Sonepur, Kandhamal, Angul, Boudh, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Jharsuguda, Bargarh and Nuapada.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at many places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and at a few places over the rest districts of Odisha.

Sept 4 (8.30 am) to Sept 5 (8.30 am)

Yellow warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kalahandi, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Boudh, Cuttack and Jajpur.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at many places over the districts of south coastal Odisha and at a few places over the rest districts of Odisha.

Sept 5 (8.30 am) to Sept 6 (8.30 am)

Yellow warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Sonepur, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Balasore and heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at many places over the districts of Odisha.

Sept 6 (8.30 am) to Sept 7 (8.30 am)

Yellow warning: Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at many places over the districts of Odisha.

Sept 7 (8.30 am) to Sept 8 (8.30 am)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at many places over the districts of south Odisha and at a few places over the rest districts of Odisha.