Vikash Sharma

A trough runs from cyclonic circulation over north Odisha to east Vidarbha in lower tropospheric levels and an anti-cyclonic circulation lies over west-central Bay of Bengal & the neighbourhood, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.

Under its influence, isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) over Jharkhand, Odisha, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, and East Madhya Pradesh is likely to occur between March 16 and March 20, 2024.

The IMD has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorm with lightning in several districts of Odisha in the next few days. “No large change in the maximum temperature (day temperature) during the next 3 days and gradual fall by 3-5°C at many places over the districts of Odisha in the subsequent 4 days and no large change in minimum temperature (night temperature) during next 4 days and thereafter gradual fall by 2-3°C is expected at many places over the districts of Odisha,” said IMD.

Weather Forecast

Day 1 (Valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 16.03.2024)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Khordha, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi.

Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 16.03.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 17.03.2024)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Jajpur.

Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 17.03.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 18.03.2024)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Cuttack.

Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 18.03.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 19.03.2024)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Bargarh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Bhadrak.

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