Hailstorm with heavy rainfall to lash several Odisha districts, predicts IMD

The people in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar experienced comparatively less hot and humid conditions on Tuesday, following thunderstorm-triggered rainfall activities in the evening.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that several parts of Odisha will continue to experience thunderstorms with lightning, hailstorms, and heavy rainfall in the coming days as well.

As a result, it will provide some respite to the people in different parts of Odisha who have been reeling under intense heat wave conditions over the past few days.

Weather Forecast

Day 1 (Valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 30.04.2025)

Orange Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph and hailstorm, heavy rainfall very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada.

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph, heavy rainfall very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal.

Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 30.04.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 01.05.2025)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph, 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, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Nayagarh, Khordha, Puri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Dhenkanal.

Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 01.05.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 02.05.2025)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph with 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, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar.

Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 02.05.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 03.05.2025)

Yellow 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 Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangapur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Nuapada, Bolangir, Gajapati, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak.