Odisha To Experience Rain Till April 16; Gusty Winds Forecast For 2 days

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday forecast light to moderate rain at several places in Odisha till April 16.

It has also issued a yellow warning of thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30- 40 kmph for one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj till 8 am on Tuesday.

During this period, a few places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal and one or two places in Ganjam, Nayagarh, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Balasore and Bhadrak are likely to experience thundershower.

The yellow warning will continue on Tuesday with thunderstorm and lightning forecast for one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Jajpur.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is also likely at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Khurda till 8.30 am on Wednesday.

According to the Met office, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30- 40 kmph are likely at one or two places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Nawarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Balangir, Gajapati and Rayagada on Wednesday.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is expected at a few places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Balangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam and Bargarh during this period.

Though there is no yellow warning for the next two days, several districts will continue to experience thundershower.

On Thursday, light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at one or two places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.

A few places in Koraput, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jajpur and Jagatsinghpur are likely to experience similar weather conditions the following day.

However, there will be no major change in the day temperature in the state during the next 2-3 days. The mercury will soar thereafter by around 2 degree Celsius at a few places in interior Odisha, the midday bulletin added.