Thunderstorm, lightning with 40-50 kmph gusty wind alert for Odisha districts till May 26: IMD

The east-west trough now runs from cyclonic circulation over Punjab & neighbourhood to east Bangladesh across Haryana, north Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand & Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday.

As far as Odisha is concerned, the IMD has clearly stated that there would be no large change in the maximum temperature (day temperature) for the next 6-7 days and a fall thereafter over the districts of Odisha.

The maximum temperature (day temperature) is very likely to be equal or above 40°C in the isolated pockets in the districts of Sambalpur, Bolangir, and Sonepur.

The IMD has also predicted thunderstorm activities with lightning and gusty winds in several parts of Odisha till May 26, 2025.

Weather Forecast

Day 1 (Valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 22.05.2025)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangapur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Nuapada, Bolangir.

Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 22.05.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 23.05.2025)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangapur.

Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 23.05.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 24.05.2025)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh.

Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 24.05.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 25.05.2025)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Nabarangapur, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Keonjhargarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack.

Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 25.05.2025 to 0830 hrs IST of 26.05.2025)

Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj.