Heavy Rains in Odisha in Next 5 Days, Check Details of Yellow Warning

Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Northwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal off south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh around July 24.

Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in most parts of Odisha over the next five days. Fourteen districts may experience heavy rain during next 24 hours. India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued yellow warning for several Odisha districts for the next five days.

The Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said in a bulletin that a cyclonic circulation lies over west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal. Because of it light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at most places in Odisha.

Weather forecast and warning for next five days

Valid up to 0830 hrs of 23.07.2023: Yellow Warning (Be Updated) –Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.

Valid from 0830 hrs of 23.07.2023 to 0830 hrs of 24.07.2023: Yellow Warning (Be Updated)-Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Boudh, Balangir, Sonepur, Bargarh and Sambalpur.

From 0830 Hrs of 24.07.2023 to 0830 Hrs of 25.07.2023: Yellow warning (Be updated) – Heavy Rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nawarangapur, Nuapada

From 0830 Hrs of 25.07.2023 to 0830 Hrs of 26.07.2023: Yellow warning (Be updated) – Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri. Heavy Rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nawarangapur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Nayagarh, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur.

From 0830 Hrs of 26.07.2023 to 0830 Hrs of 27.07.2023: Yellow warning (Be updated) – Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Nawarangapur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir. Heavy Rainfall (7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sonepur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack.