Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclone by Wednesday evening and reach southwest Bay of Bengal off north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts by Thursday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed.
“It will continue to move west-northwestwards towards north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts during subsequent 48 hours,” it added.
Though the system will have no direct impact on Odisha, some parts in southern districts of the state may receive rainfall around December 10-11.
December 10
Light rain is very likely at one or two places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Nabarangpur.
December 11
Light rain is very likely at one or two places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada and Nabarangpur.
Dry weather conditions will prevail in the rest of Odisha, the MeT office said.
There will also be no large change in the night temperature for the next two days. “The mercury will rise by 2-3 degree Celsius thereafter at many places in the state,” it added.
Notably, 22 places in Odisha had recorded a minimum temperature at 15 degree Celsius and below last night with Jharsuguda being the coldest at 9.8 degree Celsius. The mercury plummeted to 15 degree Celsius in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
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