Southwest monsoon arrives in Odisha; IMD issues heavy rainfall warning 

The much-awaited southwest monsoon has set in over Odisha on Thursday. Under its impact, several parts of the state received rainfall. 

Informing about the development, HR Biswas, director of the IMD’s regional centre in Bhubaneswar, said, “The southwest monsoon advanced to most areas of Malkangiri, Koraput and some areas of Gajapati district. The weather conditions are very favorable for further advancement of monsoon over Odisha during the next two days. During the last 24 hours, different places of Malkangiri district witnessed rainfall. Odisha reported scattered rainfall.”

“In the next 24 hours, Puri, Gajapati, Ganjam and Khordha are likely to witness very heavy rainfall. Similarly, heavy rainfall is likely to lash one or two places of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal and Jajpur,” he informed. 

Weather forecast

Day 1 (Valid up to 8.30hrs IST of 23.06.2023)

Yellow warning (Be updated)

1.Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangapur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Jajpur .
2. Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati. 

Day 2 (Valid from 8.30hrs IST of 23.06.2023 to 8.30hrs IST of 24.06.2023)

Yellow warning (Be updated)

1. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Puri, Ganjam and Kandhamal
2. Heavy Rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Nawarangapur, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Dhenkanal.
3. Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.

Day 3 (Valid from 8.30 hrs IST of 24.06.2023 to 8.30 hrs IST of 25.06.2023)

Yellow warning (Be updated)

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Boudh, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Kandhamal and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi and Nabarangapur.

Day 4 (Valid from 8.30 hrs IST of 25.06.2023 to 8.30 hrs IST of 26.06.2023)

Yellow warning (Be updated)

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Kalahandi, Bolangir and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh and Kandhamal.

Day 5 (Valid from 8.30 hrs IST of 26.06.2023 to 8.30 hrs IST of 27.06.2023)

Yellow warning (Be updated)

Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nawarangapur, Nuapada, Koraput, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Deogarh and Keonjhar.