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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has expected light to moderate rain or thunderstorms in one or two locations across Odisha over the next five days, while issuing a yellow warning for thunderstorms with lightning and strong surface winds in numerous districts.
Here is the regional weather office’s day-by-day forecast.
Day 1 (Valid till 0830 hrs IST of 05.04.2026):
Light to moderate rain or thunderstorms are very likely at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Khordha, Puri, Nayagarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Koraput, Malkangiri, Boudh.
Hot and humid conditions are likely to prevail at one or two places over Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, and Jagatsinghpur.
Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) are expected in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, while gusty winds of 30-40 kmph are likely in several other districts.
Day 2 (05.04.2026 to 06.04.2026):
Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching upto 40-50 kmph) are very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada.
Besides, thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching up to 40-50 kmph) are very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangapur, Koraput and Malkangiri.
Day 3 (06.04.2026 to 07.04.2026):
Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching upto 40-50 kmph) are very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada.
That apart, thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching upto 30-40 kmph) are very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kandhamal, Koraput and Malkangiri.
Day 4 (07.04.2026 to 08.04.2026):
Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching upto 40-50 kmph) are very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Nabarangapur, Koraput, Kalahandi and Kandhamal.
As per prediction for the same day, thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching up to 30-40 kmph) are very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Angul, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada and Balangir.
Day 5 (08.04.2026 to 09.04.2026):
Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind (wind speed reaching upto 40-50 kmph) are very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur.
\Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds (up to 30-40 kmph) are very likely to occur in isolated locations across the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Khordha, Puri, and Nayagarh.
