Low pressure over Odisha in 48 hours; IMD issues orange warning for heavy rainfall

 A cyclonic circulation lies over Bangladesh and neighbourhood. Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to form over north Odisha and its neighbourhood during next 48 hours.

India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Regional Centre on Saturday said several parts of Odisha will experience light to moderate rainfall in the next four to five days.

Similarly, heavy to very heavy rainfall (11 to 20 cm) is likely in several districts of the state during the period.

Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha for next five days:

Day-1 (valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 03.07.2022)

Yellow Warning( Be updated): Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur, Angul, Jajpur, Koraput.

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati,Sundargarh, Deogarh, Bargarh, Kalahandi, Nuapada.

Day-2 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 03.07.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 04.07.2022)

Orange Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul .

Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Boudh, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Balasore .

Day-3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 04.07.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 05.07.2022)

Orange Warning(Be Prepared) :Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bhadrak, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Angul .

Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Kendrapara Jagatsinghpur, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nuapada, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Sundargarh, Khurda, Boudh, Puri, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj.

Day-4 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 05.07.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 06.07.2022)

Orange Warning(Be Prepared): Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam,Gajapati, Kandhamal, Nayagarh .

Yellow Warning( Be updated) Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Khurda, Sonepur, Bargarh, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Cuttack, Sonepur, Boudh, Jajpur, Deogarh.

Day-5 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 06.07.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 07.07.2022)

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nawarangpur, Kalahandi, Bargarh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara Gajapati, Ganjam, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada.