Weather update: Heavy rain to lash Odisha for next 5 days, yellow warning issued for these districts

Several parts of Odisha are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next five days starting today, India Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar predicted on Sunday.

According to a tweet of IMD, Bhubaneswar, "Several districts in Odisha are likely to experience heavy (7 cm to 11 cm) to very heavy (11 cm-20 cm) rainfall in the next five days."

"The pre-monsoon rain in the State is paving the way for Monsoon advancement," the regional weather office informed in the tweet.

Meanwhile, the regional met office has issued yellow warning for several districts for the next five days in view of the rainfall activity.

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

Day-1 (valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 20.06.2022): Yellow Warning( Be updated) 

Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Odisha. 

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Mayurbhanj.

Day-2 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 20.06.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 21.06.2022): Yellow Warning( Be updated)

Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Boudh, Bolangir. 
Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kandhamal, Ganjam, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Cuttack.

Day-3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 21.06.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 22.06.2022): Yellow Warning( Be updated)

Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Boudh.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj. 

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh, Sambalpur.

Day-4 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 22.06.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 23.06.2022): Yellow Warning( Be updated) 

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Angul, Bolangir, Sonepur, Kalahandi.

Day-5 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 23.06.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 24.06.2022): Yellow Warning( Be updated) 

Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh.