Odisha To Get More Respite From Heat As IMD Sounds ‘Orange Warning’ For Thunderstorm, Hail & Rain For Several Districts

Bhubaneswar: Experiencing the much-needed respite from scorching heat due to rainfall activities, Odisha is likely to see further fall in temperature during the next couple of days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

The day temperature is likely to fall by 2 to 3 degree Celsius during the next 3-4 days due to likelihood of rainfall of varied intensity coupled with gusty surface wind in several districts and there will be no large change thereafter, it said.

Meteorological conditions are becoming favourable for moderate thunderstorm activity with lightning, hail, heavy rain, gusty surface wind and scattered to fairly widespread rainfall over the districts of Odisha during next 3 to 4 days.

The Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar also issued an ‘orange warning’ for thunderstorm with lightning and hailstorm in several districts of the state in the next few days.

Weather Forecast and Warning :

Day 1 (Valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 23.04.2023)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Boudh.

Hailstorm is also likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nabarangpur.

Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 23.04.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 24.04.2023)

Orange Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Boudh, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada.

Hailstorm islikely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Dhenkanal, Boudh, Cuttack, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput.

Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 24.04.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 25.04.2023)

Orange Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj.

Hailstorm likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Boudh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal. Heavy rainfall likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Cuttack, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Rayagada, Koraput.

Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 25.04.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 26.04.2023)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nuapada.

Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 26.04.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 27.04.2023)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Koraput.