Is A Depression Likely To Form In Bay Of Bengal?

Bhubaneswar: Is a Depression/Deep Depression likely to form in the Bay of Bengal and head towards the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coast next week?

“Conditions should be conducive for a monsoon low to form over the northern Bay of Bengal early next week. This low has the potential to become a Depression & Deep Depression before striking eastern #India between N #AndhraPradesh & #Odisha to #WestBengal late next week,” tweeted Jason Nicholls, Lead International Forecaster and Senior Meteorologist at AccuWeather.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), however, has not made any such forecast. The midday bulletin issued by the IMD’s regional centre in Bhubaneswar only said, “A cyclonic circulation lies over northwest & adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal off south Odisha north Andhra Pradesh Coasts and extends upto 7.6 km above mean sea level tilting southwestwards with height.”

IMD’s rain forecast for next five days

July 8 (Till 8.30 am)

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

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at most places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh and at many places over the rest districts of Odisha.

July 8 (8.30 am) to July 9 (8.30)

Yellow warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Kalahandi, Malkangiri and Kandhamal. Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nabarangpur, Bolangir, Rayagada, Nayagarh, Sonepur and Boudh.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at most places over the districts of South Coastal Odisha, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur and at many places over the rest districts of Odisha.

July 9 (8.30 am) to July 10 (8.30)

Yellow warning: Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Koraput, Malkangiri, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Bolangir and Rayagada.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at most places over the districts of south Interior Odisha, Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri and at many places over the rest districts of Odisha.

July 10 (8.30 am) to July 11 (8.30)

Yellow warning: Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts Nuapada, Balangir, Sonepur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, Ganjam and Rayagada.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at most places over the districts of South Odisha and at many places over the rest districts of North Odisha.

July 11 (8.30 am) to July 12 (8.30)

Yellow warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Bargarh, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda. Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Cuttack, Sonepur, Sundargarh and Deogarh.

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