Bhubaneswar: Odisha may experience heavy to very heavy rainfall this week under the influence of a low-pressure area, which is likely to form over west-central and adjoining north Bay of Bengal around Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Monday.
According to director of the Regional Meteorological Centre here, Manorama Mohanty, some parts of Odisha will receive heavy rainfall from Tuesday onwards under the influence of the system.
On May 26, thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph and heavy rainfall may occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Keonjhar and Kandhamal districts.
Thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is also likely in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Jajpur, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir and Malkangiri.
On May 27, thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Nuapada, Bolangir, Boudh, Sonepur, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Khurda and Puri. Similar weather conditions along with heavy rainfall is likely in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kalahandi and Kandhamal.
The intensity of thunderstorm activity and rain is likely to increase during the next 3 days.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm/lightning and surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph may occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Koraput, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Gajapati and Nuapada districts on May 28-29.
On these two days, thunderstorm/lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may also occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Sonepur, Boudh and Balangir.
Heavy rainfall along with thunderstorm/lightning and surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph may continue in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal and Angul on May 30.
Light to moderate rain or thundershower is also likely in the afternoon/evening hours at most places across the state during these three days.
The weather agency has also warned of squally weather with gusty surface wind speed, exceeding 45 kmph , over central bay and adjoining North bay of Bengal from May 29 to June 1 and along and off Odisha coast from May 29 to June 1.
Sea conditions are likely to be moderate to rough. Fishermen have advised not to venture into the deep sea and along and off Odisha coast from May 29 to June 1.
WHAT DOES WEATHER MODELS INDICATE
Weather models like NCEP GFS, IMD GFS and ECMWF are indicating the remnant of existing low-pressure area over Marathwada would move across, Marathwada, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and emerge into west-central & adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal around May 27.
It would lead to the formation of a low-pressure area over the same region around May 28. The system will then move north northwestwards along the Odisha coast and then nearly northwards.
It may increase monsoon current over the Bay of Bengal.
However, NCEP GFS is also indicating development of a low-pressure area over west-central & adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal around May 28 with initial north-northwestwards movement along the coast and then northeastwards movement towards southeast Bangladesh.
No significant intensification is indicated, according to IMD’s tropical weather outlook.