IMD Predicts Rain, Thunderstorms and Gusty Winds Over Next 5 Days in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is set to experience rain and thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds over the next five days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD forecasts that various parts of the state will be impacted by these weather conditions starting Thursday.

The southwest monsoon has progressed further into several regions, including the central Arabian Sea, most parts of Karnataka, additional areas in Maharashtra, Telangana, and coastal Andhra Pradesh, as well as the West-central and northwest Bay of Bengal. The Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar indicated that conditions are favourable for an early monsoon onset in south Odisha.

Light to moderate rain and thundershowers are expected in some districts of Odisha in the next 24 hours. However, heatwave conditions may persist in isolated areas of Bargarh, Balangir, and Nuapada.

Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph are likely to affect parts of Balangir, Boudh, Nuapada, Malkangiri, Sonepur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati districts.

Heavy rainfall is particularly anticipated in Koraput and Malkangiri, while hot and humid conditions may prevail in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati until Friday.

Weather Forecast:

June 7

Light to moderate rain/thundershowers may occur at a few places in south Odisha, north coastal Odisha and one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal and dry is weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts.

Yellow warning was issued about thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty surface
windspeed reaching 30-40 kmph in some places in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, and Koraput.

Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places in Koraput, Rayagada, and Nabarangpur.

Hot and humid weather conditions are likely to prevail at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.

June 8

Light to moderate rain/thundershowers are very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of south Odisha, north coastal Odisha, and one or two places in north interior Odisha.

Yellow warning was issued about heatwave conditions at one or two places in Bargarh, Balangir, and Nuapada.

Thunderstorms with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speeds reaching 30-40 kmph may occur at one or two places in Deogarh, Bolangir, Boudh, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sundargarh, Angul, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Jajpur. Hot and humid weather conditions are likely to prevail at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.

June 9

Light to moderate rain/thundershowers are very likely to occur at one or two places in south Odisha, and north coastal Odisha, and dry weather is very likely to prevail over the districts of north interior Odisha.

Yellow warning was sounded about thunderstorms with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speeds reaching 30-40 kmph at one or two places in Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Boudh, Balangir, Sonepur, and Nuapada.

Hot and humid weather conditions are likely to prevail at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.

June 10

Light to moderate rain/thundershowers may occur at one or two places in south Odisha, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Sundargarh, Deogarh.

The weather agency sounded yellow alert about heatwave conditions at one or two places in Bargarh, Balangir, and Nuapada.

Thunderstorms with lightning may occur at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Sundargarh, and Deogarh. Hot and humid weather conditions are likely to prevail at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.

June 11

Light to moderate rain/thundershowers may occur at one or two places in south Odisha and dry weather is very likely to prevail over the rest districts of the state.