Bhubaneswar witnesses season’s first fog; check IMD’s forecast on winter onset

The state capital of Odisha witnessed season’s first fog while visibility dropped to 100 m in the city on Monday morning affecting vehicular movement in the city.

Briefing media about the weather update, Uma Shankar Das, Scientist IMD hubaneswar said, “The condition is favourable for the formation of fog as the sky is remaining clear and the amount of water vapour has increased.”

“The rainfall activities in the state has come down which indicates the withdrawal of Monsoon. The cyclonic circulation over the south western Bay of Bengal is still active,” Das informed.

Besides, the condition in the State is favourable for the onset of winter, the weather office predicted.

Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha for next three days:

Day-1 (valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 12.10.2022): Yellow warning

Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Koraput, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Sonepur, Bargarh, Boudh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal , Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara

Day-2 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 12.10.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 13.10.2022): Yellow warning

Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur,Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kandhamal.

Day-3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 13.10.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 14.10.2022): Yellow Warning

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