Tag: Thunderstorm Alert

The maximum temperature is likely to rise gradually by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius thereafter.

With the forecast of a cyclone brewing over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted that thunderstorm activities will continue in Odisha till May 6, 2023

The IMD has also issued a ‘yellow warning’ for thunderstorm with lightning in several parts of the state in the next few days.

As per the IMD, several parts of the state will experience light to moderate rain and thunderstorm activities during the next few days.

In a letter to all Collectors, the SRC has advised the districts under yellow warning to keep administrative machinery ready to face any eventuality.

“Under the influence of a prevailing low-level moist easterly from Bay of Bengal and middle and upper-tropospheric westerly trough, an increase in thunderstorm activity is very likely over districts of Odisha during next 4-5 days,” said IMD.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that scattered to a fairly widespread thunderstorm with rain, lightning, isolated hail, and gusty surface wind is very likely in some districts of the state.

The IMD on Saturday said that the maximum temperature is very likely to fall by 2 to 3 degree Celsius during the next three days at a few places over the districts of Odisha and there will be no large change thereafter.

As per the latest weather forecast, light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is very likely to occur in a few places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangapur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajapur, Kendrapada, and Keonjhar in the next 24 hours.

As per IMD, under the influence of two fresh active western disturbances- from March 30 to April 2 and from April 2 to 4-, several parts of the country will experience widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, hailstorms and lightning mostly over the Western Himalayan region and adjoining plains of north, central and eastern India.

The southwest monsoon is likely to further withdraw from remaining parts of Gujarat, some parts of Maharashtra and some parts of east India during subsequent two days.

A cyclonic circulation lies over Westcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andhra Pradesh coast at 1.5 km above mean sea level, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

As per IMD, the low pressure area over northeast Madhya Pradesh and adjoining south Uttar Pradesh has become less marked.

Malkangiri recorded the highest maximum temperature of 36 degree Celsius on Sunday.

There will be no respite from extremely heat conditions as the maximum (day temperature) is likely to be above normal in different parts of Odisha, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday.