Tag: Met Department

Bhubaneswar: The Met department has predicted heavy rainfall in north Odisha during the next 24 hours under the influence of a low pressure over Bay of Bengal. “The low pressure area formed over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal yesterday has moved and now lies over Jharkhand and […]

The Met department has predicted heavy rainfall in north and south Odisha during the next 24 hours under the influence of a low pressure

Bhubaneswar: While most parts of coastal Odisha are experiencing intense heat and humid conditions for the past one week, the Met department has predicted rainfall in this region in the next 24 hours. “A trough line formed over North Rajasthan yesterday has stretched up to east-central Bay of Bengal and is passing through Madhya Pradesh, […]

Bhubaneswar: After five days of respite from gruelling heat and humidity due to widespread rainfall in most parts of Odisha as a result of Cyclone Roanu, temperature again rose alarmingly in the state, especially in the western Odisha, today with temperature going beyond 40 degree Celsius in 13 places. Talking to OTV, Mamata Yadav, Director-in-charge, […]

Bhubaneswar: Cyclonic storm Roanu spared Odisha from its wrath and is now moving away from the coast. As per the latest update from the Met department, the cyclonic storm, which had formed in North-West Bay of Bengal, is now moving in the east and north east direction, 400 kms away from the Paradip Coast. The […]

Bhubaneswar: The cyclonic storm ‘Roanu’ over west-central Bay of Bengal today advanced further and remained practically stationary and lay centred about 480 km southwest of Gopalpur at 5.30 PM. The system is likely to move initially towards north-northeast along and off Andhra Pradesh coast during next 12 hours after which it will move towards northeast […]

Bhubaneswar: Some parts of Odisha will experience heavy rainfall accompanied by wind reaching a speed of 50 km/hr in the next 24 hours due to the Cyclonic Storm ‘ROANU’ formed over the Bay of Bengal, a release issued by the Met department this morning said. Rain and thundershower would occur at most places over South […]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today sounded a cyclone warning along Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coast after a depression, formed over north Sri Lanka and its adjoining area over Gulf of Manner and south-west Bay of Bengal yesterday, concentrated into a deep depression this morning. The deep depression is likely to take the shape […]

Bhubaneswar: The Met department has predicted more rainfall in south and coastal Odisha in the next 48 hours as the well marked low pressure concentrated into a depression today. “The well-marked low pressure formed over north Sri Lanka and its adjoining area over Gulf of Mannar and south-west Bay of Bengal yesterday, concentrated into a […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst an unwavering heat wave sweeping Odisha; the State government today announced ex-gratia compensation of Rs 50, 000 for each death caused by sun stroke. Making the announcement, Special Relief Commissioner Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, said that the compensation will be paid out of the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF). “We have written to the […]

Bhubaneswar: With no chances of rain, the met department has predicted that the unrelenting heat wave will continue to sweep the State for at least a week. A Met release this evening said Sonepur was the hottest place in the state today at 45.8 degree Celsius while temperature went up to 40 degrees and beyond […]

Bhubaneswar: While the people of coastal Odisha had a slight respite from the gruelling heat wave, there is no end to the miseries of the people in the west and central region of the state as mercury continues to stay in the forties. A Met release this evening said Titlagarh was the hottest place in […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will continue to swelter as heat wave conditions are likely to continue at least for the next five to six days without any significant drop in temperatures. During this time, the mercury is likely to stay above 40 degrees centigrade. As there are no clouds over Odisha, there are very slim chances of […]

Bhubaneswar: No respite is expected from the grueling heat for the time being with the Meteorological department predicingd that heat wave conditions are likely to prevail for some days with a gradual increase in temperatures. A heat wave alert has already been issued for coastal parts of Odisha. Meanwhile, the mercury stayed above 40 degrees […]

Srinagar: Intense cold wave lashed Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday as the weather office said no relief was in sight for the next three days. “Cold wave conditions are likely to continue in the state for the next three days and the minimum temperatures could drop by a few degrees more in this period”, an official […]