Cyclonic circulation over north coastal Odisha, low pressure around May 27; IMD issues orange alert for heavy rainfall

A cyclonic circulation lies over north coastal Odisha and the neighbourhood at 3.1 km above mean sea level. A low-pressure area is likely to form over west-central and adjoining North Bay of Bengal around May 27, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday.

Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Kandhamal in 24 hours.

The IMD has also predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur during the same period.

Weather Forecast

Day 1 (Valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 25.05.2025)

Orange Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Kandhamal.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Bhadrak, Cuttack,Jajpur, Kendrapada,Jagatsinghpur.

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Kandhamal.

Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 25.05.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 26.05.2025)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph and heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar.

Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 26.05.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 27.05.2025)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal.

Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 27.05.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 28.05.2025)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph and heavy rainfall very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam.