Bhubaneswar: After a gap of two day, southwest monsoon advanced into a few more districts, covering the coastal Odisha, on Monday.
The rain-bearing system had arrived in north coastal Odisha on June 12, an unusual development as it typically advances from the southern region, particularly over Malkangiri and Koraput, before gradually spreading northward to cover the rest of the state, The dry northwest winds, however, managed to push back monsoon moisture in the middle and upper troposphere, which has led to a noticeable reduction in rainfall.
“The northern limit of monsoon continues to pass through Harnai, Solapur, Hyderabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Kalingapatnam, Paradeep, Baripada, Purulia, Dhanbad, Muzaffarpur. Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, Maharashtra, remaining parts of Karnataka, Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand & Bihar, and some parts of Chhattisgarh during the next 4-5 days,” the India Meteorological Department said in its middy bulletin.
It further informed that the trough from westcentral Bay of Bengal off south coastal Andhra Pradesh to south Tamil Nadu is running from a cyclonic circulation over south coastal Odisha adjoining north coastal Andhra Pradesh to south Tamil Nadu across southwest Bay of Bengal.
The MeT office has predicted fairly widespread to widespread rainfall in Odisha on June 15-16. Isolated to scattered rainfall from June 17-21.. Isolated thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds (speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph) on June 16 and June 19. Thundersquall (wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph) on June 15 and during June 17-18.
Today’s Forecast
There is a warning for heavy rainfall in Kandhamal and Rayagada on June 15. Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning, gusty surface wind (50-60 kmph) and heavy rainfall may also occur at one or two places in Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj. Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind (50-60 kmph) is also likely in the districts of Balasore, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Nuapada, and Balangir. Similar weather conditions with wind speed of 40-50 kmph may prevail in Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda and Nayagarh.
Squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph occasionally gusting to 60 kmph may also prevail along & off the North Odisha coast. Fishermen have been advised against venturing into the sea, which is likely to remain rough to very rough.
…On Subsequent Days
On June 16, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind (40-50 kmph) may continue in Balasore, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
The intensity of thunderstorm activity may increase on June 17 with orange warning issued for one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada and Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri. Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind (40-50 kmph) may continue to prevail in Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Boudh, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nawrangpur, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh.
Hot and humid conditions may also prevail at isolated places in the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda and Nayagarh on these three days. Following which, the day temperature may fall by 2-3℃ over the districts of Odisha.
On June 18, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind (50-60 kmph) may occur at one or two places in the districts of Balasore, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj and Nuapada. Similar weather conditions with wind speed of 40-50 kmph may prevail in Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Sonepur, Boudh, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, and Nayagarh.
While thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind (40-50 kmph) may continue in Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts, there is no warning thereafter. However, light to moderate rain or thunderstorm may occur at a few places across the state during the subsequent days.
