Under the influence of prevailing low-level moist easterly from Bay of Bengal and the middle and upper tropospheric westerly trough, an Increase of thunderstorm activity is very likely over the districts of Odisha during the next four to five days.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that scattered to a fairly widespread thunderstorm with rain, lightning, isolated hail, and gusty surface wind is very likely in some districts of the state.
Weather Forecast And Warning
Day 1 (Valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 25.04.2023)
Orange Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning, hail and gusty surface wind with speed reaching up to 40-50 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Cuttack, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Rayagada.
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind with speed reaching up to 40-50 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Khordha, Puri, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Malkangiri, Koraput.
Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 25.04.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 26.04.2023)
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind with speed reaching up to 40-50 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Khordha, Puri, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nuapada, and Bolangir.
Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 26.04.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 27.04.2023)
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching up to 30-40 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Sonepur, Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Malkangiri and Koraput.
Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 27.04.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 28.04.2023)
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind with speed reaching up to 40-50 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, and Rayagada. Hailstorm at one or two places over the districts of Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Rayagada and Nabarangpur.
Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 28.04.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 29.04.2023)
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Khordha, Kandhamal, Boudh, Nayagarh & Keonjhar.