Tag: Weather

Mayurbhanj/Balasore/Khurda: As many as 15 persons were killed while four others sustained critical injuries after lightning strikes at different places in Odisha today. According to sources, seven persons were killed in Balasore while five more deaths were reported from Mayurbhanj and Khurda districts. In Balasore, two persons of Barunagadia panchayat under Basta block were killed […]

Bhubaneswar: Rains triggered by low pressure will lash the state for next 12 hours, predicted the  Regional Meteorological Department. The alert has been issued for Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Sundergarh, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati districts Fishermen have also been warned from going into the sea because of the strong winds. Rains also lashed Puri […]

Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon has covered 24 districts in Odisha triggering rains in most parts of the state. The remaining districts will be covered in a couple of days, informed weathermen. “Rain is likely at most places over north coastal and many places over interior and coastal Odisha in next 24 hours. However, the amount […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar today informed that the southwest monsoon which had weakened after arrival in the State on June 8 has became active again and is likely to cover the entire State within 36 hours. The met office also informed that heavy rainfall may lash northern parts of the State […]

Bhubaneswar: The Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Angul will receive six tigers from Madhya Pradesh once there is an improvement in the weather conditions, Chief Wildlife Warden, Sandeep Tripathy informed today. Speaking to media, Tripathy said six tigers aged below 3 years have already been identified at the Kanha National Tiger Reserve in the neighbouring State. […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when people are grappling with the blistering hot weather, the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar Tuesday issued heat wave alert for two more days informing that the same condition would prevail across the State for the coming five days. Despite the arrival of monsoon, Odisha continued to reel under intense heat […]

Bhubaneswar: Hot and humid weather conditions continued across the state despite  early arrival of the monsoon. Although the southwest monsoon reached Odisha on June 8- two days ahead of the scheduled date, city denizens have been deprived of the refreshing showers. Rather, the scorching heat only got unbearable as mercury escalated up to four degree […]

Bhubaneswar: One person was killed and four others were injured after lightning struck them during thunderstorm that hit Kalahandi district today evening. Five labourers were caught in the storm and were struck by lightning when they were on their way to Tetelpara from Kotamer village in the district. One of them died on the spot […]

Bhubaneswar: People of Odisha may get some respite from scorching heat as Nor’wester (locally known as Kalabaisakhi) rain is likely to lash several parts of the State on Thursday. As per the forecast of the regional office of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Kalabaisakhi rain is expected in northern and coastal districts in the afternoon which […]

Bhubaneswar: The depression over west central and adjoining Bay of Bengal moved in north-northeast wards and now lay centered some 150 km south-south east of Gopalpur and Paradip. The system is very likely to move northeast wards along and off Odisha coast towards West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh coast and maintain its intensity in the […]

Bhubaneswar: After being lashed by heavy rain for several days last month leading to flooding in some regions, Odisha is likely to get more rainfall in the next 48 hours. Meteorological department today said thunderstorm with lightning is likely to hit many places over the State during the next 24 hours. The sky is likely […]

Bhubaneswar: Cyclonic Storm, Maarutha, lay centred over east central Bay of Bengal, about 735 km East-Southeast of Paradip, which may trigger rains or thundershowers at few places in Odisha. The cyclone is likely to move northeastwards and cross Myanmar coast near Sandway (Myanmar) around midnight today, according to MeT department. Rains or thundershowers is likely […]

Bhubaneswar: As the intense heat wave threw normal life out of gear in most parts of interior Odisha today with temperature hovering at 40 degree and above, the local Met office here has predicted that there would be no change in the weather condition in the state till next 10 days up to April 7. […]

Bhubaneswar: Most parts of Odisha are under intense cold wave with mercury dipping below 10 degree Celsius in 12 places as per a local Met office release this evening. While Phulbani recorded the lowest temperature at 6 degree Celsius, temperature went below 10 degree Celsius in Dhenkanal (9.1), Daringbadi (8), Koraput (8.4), Koraput (9.7), Hirakud […]

Bhubaneswar: Many parts of Odisha are likely to receive rainfall in the next 24 hours under the influence of a cyclonic circulation formed over Chhattisgarh and Bihar, the local Met Office said here today. As per the Met prediction, some places in Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Sundergarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts are likely to […]