Bhubaneswar: The intensity of rain is likely to increase in Odisha on October 2, coinciding with Dusherra, with the possible formation of a low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal and its further intensification into a Depression, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Tuesday.
“The low-pressure area is likely to form central parts of Bay of Bengal around October 1 and intensify into Depression over west central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal around October 2,” it said.
The weather agency has issued an orange warning of heavy to very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph for one or two places in the districts of Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Kandhamal on October 2.
Heavy rain along with thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40- 50 kmph may also occur at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh and Cuttack.
There is also a warning of thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph for Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada
and Jagatsinghpur. Thunderstorm/lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may also occur at one or two places in Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul and Dhenkanal districts.
On October 3, heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may continue at one or two places in Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Balangir, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sonepur, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts. Thunderstorm along with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is also likely at one or two places in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Angul and Dhenkanal.
Though there is no heavy rain warning on October 4, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph vmay continues at one or two places in the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Squally wind speed reaching 35-45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph may along & off Odisha coasts and over North and Central Bay of Bengal during from October 1-4, it added.
Today’s forecast
Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm/lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph may to occur at one or two places in the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Kandhamal. Thunderstorm along with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is also likely in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.