Thunderstorm & Lightning Likely In These Odisha Districts

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm and lightning accompanied with hail and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph are likely in 17 districts of Odisha in next 24 hours.

In a mid-day bulletin, the regional office of the India Meteorological Department issued a yellow warning for Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Angul, Nayagarh, Khurda, Ganjam, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Deogarh and Sundargarh districts.

The well marked low pressure over north Andaman Sea and adjoining south Myanmar coast weakened into low pressure and lies over the same region. However,  the  associated  cyclonic circulation now extends upto 4.5 km above mean sea level, the Met office stated.

The highest maximum temperature of 40.5 degree Celsius was recorded in Malkangiri and the lowest 18 degree in Boudh. No large change in maximum temperature is likely during next 2-3 days and thereafter it will rise gradually by 2-3 degree.

For Bhubaneswar, the Met office forecast partly cloudy sky with possibility of development of thunder or lightning. Maximum and minimum temperature is likely to be around 39°C and 26°C respectively.