A fresh low pressure area is likely to form around September 20, informed India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Regional Centre in Bhubaneswar on Friday.
Through a tweet, the Regional Centre informed that an upper air cyclonic circulation is likely to form over North-west adjoining west central Bay of Bengal (BoB) around September 18, 2022. Under its influence, the fresh low pressure area is likely to form over the same region in the subsequent 48 hours.
As per the forecast, the system is likely to trigger rainfall in several parts of south Odisha on September 18 and other parts of the state on September 19. The intensity of rainfall is also likely to increase on September 19, predicted the IMD
Weather Forecast:
Day-3: Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 18.09.22 to 0830 Hrs IST of 19.09.22)
Yellow Warning (Be updated) Heavy rainfall ( 7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri and Jagatsinghpur.
Day-4: Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 19.09.22 to 0830 Hrs IST of 20.09.22)
Yellow Warning (Be updated) Heavy rainfall ( 7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Puri, Khordha, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada.
Day-5: Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 20.09.22 to 0830 Hrs IST of 21.09.22)
Yellow Warning (Be updated) Heavy to very heavy rainfall ( 7 to 20cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts Boudh, Angul, Sonepur, Kandhamal, and Kalahandi
Heavy rainfall ( 7 to 11cm) very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir, Nuapada and Rayagada.