Bhubaneswar: The overcast sky on Sunday has come as a relief for denizens of the twin cities of Bhubaneswa
r and Cuttack, which have been experiencing severe heat for the past couple of days. The two cities also witnessed rain and thunderstorm on Saturday previous night.
A similar weather will continue to prevail with the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) here predicting rainfall and moderate thunderstorm at these places, along with 13 districts of Odisha, on Sunday.
According to the forecast, moderate thunderstorm with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph and with lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to occur in Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khurda, including Bhubaneswar, Puri, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri districts between 1.30 and 4.30 pm.