Heavy rain likely to lash Odisha as IMD predicts fresh low pressure in next 12 hours

A low-pressure area is likely to form over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha and West Bengal coasts within the next 12 hours, predicted the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

This weather development is attributed to an upper air cyclonic circulation that has been active since yesterday over the same region. The system is currently influencing weather conditions across parts of north Odisha and southern West Bengal.

Under the influence of this circulation, atmospheric conditions are becoming increasingly favourable for the formation of a low-pressure system. If it intensifies further, it could bring widespread rainfall to coastal and interior districts of Odisha.

Meanwhile, the weather office has issued orange and yellow warnings for heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorm for several Odisha districts.

Weather Forecast

Day 1 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 26.06.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 27.06.2025)

Orange Warning: Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall and Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj. 

Yellow Warning: Heavy Rain and Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph and very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Deogarh, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Angul, Dhenkanal. 

Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati.

Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 27.06.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 28.06.2025)

Yellow Warning: Heavy Rain very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Rayagada, Gajapati, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Jharsuguda, Kandhamal.

Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 28.06.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 29.06.2025)

Yellow Warning: Heavy Rain very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, and Bargarh.