Tag: Weather Update

Though Odisha is still grappling with the havoc wreaked by incessant downpour just days back, more rain is expected during the coming weekend. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warning for over expected rainfall towards the end of this week.

As per latest weather reports, the cyclonic circulation over Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of North Odisha-West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts is tilting south westwards.

Heavy rainfall might occur over North Odisha districts between September 19 and 20, owing to a possible low pressure forming in the Bay of Bengal (BoB). This information was given by the Director General (DG) of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Thursday (Sept 16).

Major rivers and their tributaries continued to swell due to the incessant rain since the last two days.

After the Bhubaneswar Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued Red and Orange Warnings over several districts of Odisha, almost all parts of the state experienced heavy rainfall on September 13.

Under the influence of the fresh low pressure, spells of rainfall is very likely to be witnessed in the coastal districts of the State from September 17, said IMD DG.

As anticipated on Sunday, Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar has recorded the wettest September as it witnessed a rainfall of 195mm during the period between September 12 (8:30AM) and September 13 (8:30AM).

Overall, a glance at the models shows, during the next 48 hours, the pressure of the city region will rise to touch around 1002 mb. And the rainfall will gradually take a dip over the State Capital from September 14

Moderate rain and thundershowers with one or two intense or heavy spells of rain is likely to affect some parts of districts of Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Khorda, including Bhubaneswar City, Cuttack, including Cuttack City and Kendrapara within the next three hours. 

The Bhubaneswar regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that the low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal (BoB) is most likely to form into a depression in the next 48 hours.

The Bhubaneswar regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest forecast informed that a cyclonic circulation currently lies over East Central Bay of Bengal (BoB) & neighbourhood.

The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a 'yellow warning' over 14 districts of the state for thundershowers and lightning during the next 24 hours.

The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest forecast informed that the low pressure area over North Odisha and adjoining South Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal has become less marked.

A low pressure area is likely to form over Bay of Bengal in the next 24 hours. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the low peressure area is likely to form over northwest & adjoining west central Bay of Bengal off Odisha north-Andhra Pradesh coasts.

Amid reports of a cyclonic circulation forming over the Bay of Bengal (BoB), the regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘yellow warning’ for 7 districts of the state for the next 24 hours.