Low Pressure Forms Over Bay; Bhubaneswar & 9 Other Places In Odisha Record Above Normal Temp

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area has formed over east equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Friday.

“Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over East Equatorial Indian Ocean & adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal, a low-pressure area has formed over the same region,” the MeT office said.

The system is very likely to become well marked over the southeast Bay of Bengal and the adjoining east equatorial Indian Ocean during the next two days and gradually move towards west-northwest over the southwest Bay of Bengal and reach near the Sri Lanka coast during the subsequent three days, it added.

The IMD said that the system will have no impact on Odisha, which is likely to experience dry weather conditions for the next five days. The state has been witnessing an increase in the day temperature with the mercury shooting up to 34.5 degree Celsius in Boudh in the last 24 hours. “There has been a rise in the minimum temperature at one or two places in North Coastal Odisha. The mercury was appreciably above normal at a few places in coastal and interior Odisha,” it said.

At least 10 places, including Bhubaneswar at 34.2 degree Celsius, recorded above normal day temperature. The other nine places are Balasore (33.8 degree Celsius), Sambalpur (33.9 degree Celsius), Angul (33.7 degree Celsius), Jharsuguda (33.2 degree Celsius), Paradip in Jagatsinghpur (31.8 degree Celsius), Keonjhar (31.4 degree Celsius), Balangir (33.4 degree Celsius), Chanbali in Balasore (32.7 degree Celsius) and Phulbani in Kandhamal (32.7 degree Celsius).

Balasore recorded the highest rise of 5.6 degree Celsius in day temperature, followed by Sambalpur (5.5 degree Celsius), Angul (4.8 degree Celsius), Jharsuguda (4.8 degree Celsius), Paradip (4.6 degree Celsius), Keonjhar (4.3 degree Celsius), Bhubaneswar (4.2 degree Celsius), Balangir (4.2 degree Celsius), Chandbali (4.1 degree Celsius) and Phulbani (4 degree Celsius).