IMD’s latest forecast on fresh western disturbance, cyclonic circulation

A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the Western Himalayan Region from the night of March 5, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday.

Scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall/snowfall is likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and isolated rainfall/snowfall is likely over Uttarakhand during March 5 and March 7, 2024 under its influence.

A cyclonic circulation also lies over northeast Assam at lower tropospheric levels. Under its influence and eastward movement of the current western disturbance, scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall/snowfall is very likely over Arunachal Pradesh during the next three days.

Forecast For Odisha

Day 1(Valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 05.03.2024)

Light rain very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Balasore, Bhadrak

Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 07.03.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 08.03.2024)

Light rain very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak

Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 08.03.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 09.03.2024)

Light rain very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur