Odisha likely to witness normal rainfall in September: IMD DG Dr. Mohapatra

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted normal rainfall in Odisha during September, based on early data and atmospheric trends. IMD Director General Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra shared the outlook during an exclusive interaction with OTV.

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According to Dr. Mohapatra, India as a whole is expected to receive above-normal rainfall this month, with Odisha aligned to the trend. “Till now in September, the country has already received 107% of normal rainfall, which is 7% higher than average,” he said.

Typically, India witnesses 13 to 14 low-pressure systems and troughs during the monsoon season. “This year, we expect up to 16 such systems, with many expected to influence weather patterns in Odisha,” the meteorologist added.

Dr. Mohapatra noted that the formation of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal tends to bring more rainfall to the southwestern parts of Odisha. The current low-pressure area is likely to cross the coast by tomorrow, which could lead to intense rainfall exceeding 20 cm in some districts.

The IMD chief’s forecast indicates that Odisha residents should brace for continued spells of rain, particularly in southern and western regions, as the state moves into the latter half of the monsoon.

Worth mentioning, with a prevalent low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal, the IMD regional centre today predicted scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rainfall in some Odisha districts during the next 24 hours.

IMD has issued a Red Warning in four districts of the State, such as Deogarh, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, and Jharsuguda, for the next 24 hours. The IMD also issued an Orange Warning in eight districts (Puri, Khurda, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, Cuttack, Koraput, Nabarangpur), and a Yellow Warning in the remaining 18 districts till 8.30 hrs of September 3.

In its mid-day bulletin, the IMD mentioned, “The Low Pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal persisted over the same region at 0830 hrs IST of today, the 02nd Sept 2025. It is likely to become more marked over the same region during the next 24 hours. It will move west-northwestwards thereafter across Odisha during the subsequent 24 hours. The monsoon trough at mean sea level now passes through Jharsuguda, Puri centre of low pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal.”