Bhubaneswar: Though the well-marked low pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal has weakened, the remnant influence is set to trigger thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds speed reaching 30-40 kmph over Odisha on February 23-24.
“The well-marked low pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards and weakened into a low pressure area over southwest and adjoining areas of central Bay of Bengal at 5.30 am today. It is very likely to continue to move further northeastwards and weaken gradually during the next 24 hours,” the the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its morning bulletin.
Under the influence of the system, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind reaching 30-40 kmph may occur at isolated places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore and Bhadrak on February 23. Similar weather conditions may prevail in Mayurbhanj, Jajpur and Cuttack districts during the subsequent 24 hours.
Light rain or thunderstorm is also likely at one or two places in Sundargarh, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Khurda, Puri, Keonjhar, Jajpur and Kalahandi and Dhenkanal districts during on two days.
The weather agency has also forecast a gradual rise in the night temperature by 2-3 degrees during the next 48 hours.
