Odisha is set to see contradictory weather conditions over the next week. While the regional office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar has issued yellow alerts for rain and thunderstorms in various districts over the next three days, scorching conditions are set to return to the state this week. The daytime temperature (highest temperature) is progressively rising by 2°C to 3°C throughout the state.
Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha:
Day 1 (Valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 17.05.2024)
Light to moderate rain/thundershowers are very likely to occur at a few places in south Odisha and at one or two places over the districts of north Odisha.
YELLOW WARNING (BE UPDATED): Thunderstorms with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph and heavy rainfall are very likely to occur at one or two places in Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, and Kandhamal.
Thunderstorms with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speeds reaching 30-40 kmph are very likely to occur at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, and Angul.
Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 17.05.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 18.05.2024)
Light to moderate rain/thundershowers are likely to occur at one or two places in south Odisha, north coastal Odisha, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, and Angul and dry weather is very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
YELLOW WARNING (BE UPDATED): Thunderstorms with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speeds reaching 30-40 kmph are very likely to occur at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.
Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 18.05.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 19.05.2024)
Light to moderate rain/thundershowers are very likely to occur at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati, and dry weather is very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
YELLOW WARNING (BE UPDATED): Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Ganjam, and Gajapati.
Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 19.05.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 20.05.2024)
Light to moderate rain/thundershowers are very likely to occur at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, and dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
YELLOW WARNING (BE UPDATED): Heatwave conditions are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Bolangir, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul. Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Dhenkanal.
Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 20.05.2024to 0830 hrs IST of 21.05.2024)
Light to moderate rain/thundershowers are very likely to occur at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, and Nabarangpur, and dry weather is very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
YELLOW WARNING (BE UPDATED): Heatwave conditions are very likely to occur in one or two places in Nuapada, Bolangir, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, and Sundargarh. Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, and Nabarangpur.
Day 6 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 21.05.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 22.05.2024)
Light to moderate rain/thundershowers are very likely to occur at a few places in coastal Odisha, Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.
Day 7 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 21.05.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 22.05.2024)
Light to moderate rain/thundershowers are very likely to occur at a few places in coastal Odisha, Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj and one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.