Low pressure likely over Bay of Bengal from September 5; heavy rainfall in Odisha predicted

A cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the North Bay of Bengal around September 3, 2023. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form during the subsequent 48 hours, informed the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre on Friday.

As per the IMD, the monsoon trough at mean sea level continues to run along the foothills of the Himalayas. The cyclonic circulation over the Northeast Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood persists and extends up to 4.5 km above the mean sea level tilting south-westwards with height.

The cyclonic circulation currently lying over Westcentral Bay of Bengal off the Andhra Pradesh coast at 0.9 km above mean sea level has become less marked.

Another trough line runs from the centre of cyclonic circulation over the Northeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood to south Coastal Andhra Pradesh at 3.1 km above mean sea level.

Forecast:

Day 1 (Valid up to 08:30 am of 02.09.2023)

Yellow Warning (Be updated)

Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Bargarh, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Bolangir, Sonepur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Kandhamal, Boudh, Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada.

Day 2

(Valid from 08:30 am of 02.09.2023 to 08:30 am of 03.09.2023)

Yellow Warning (Be updated)

Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Kandhamal, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur and Rayagada.

Heavy Rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Dhenkanal.

Day 3 (Valid from 08:30 am of 03.09.2023 to 08:30 am of 04.09.2023)

Yellow Warning (Be updated)

Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Boudh, Sonepur, Bolangir and Kalahandi.

Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Sonepur, Deogarh, Sambalpur and Bargarh.

Day 4 (Valid from 08:30 am of 04.09.2023 to 08:30 am of 05.09.2023)

Yellow Warning (Be updated)

Heavy Rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Cuttack and Nayagarh.