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A low-pressure area is expected to form over the northwest Bay of Bengal and the adjoining north Odisha-Gangetic West Bengal coasts On July 18, and wet spells of monsoon rainfall activity are expected to continue across Odisha with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
According to the weather office’s lunchtime advisory, the Southwest Monsoon has been active across Odisha and widespread light to moderate rain/thundershowers have occurred, with particularly heavy rainfall at one or two locations.
Jharsuguda, heavy to extremely heavy rain in one or two spots Odisha districts include Jharsuguda, Bhadrak, Sambalpur, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Balasore, Kendrapara, and Dhenkanal.
Heavy to very heavy rain (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Nuapada, Sonepur, Bolangir, and Deogarh in Odisha over the next five days, according to the IMD.
The following is the rainfall forecast for the next five days:
Day-1 (Valid until 0830 Hrs IST on 17.07.23): Light to moderate rain/thundershower is extremely possible in most districts of Odisha.
Day-2 (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 17.07.2023): Light to moderate rain/thundershower is very likely to occur at most places across the districts of Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Nuapada, Bolangir, Sonepur, Nawarangpur, Kalahandi, Koraput, Malkangiri, and many places across the rest districts of Odisha.
Day-3 (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 18.07.2023to 0830 Hrs IST of 19.07.2023): Light to moderate rain/thundershower is very likely to occur at most places over the districts of north coastal Odisha, Khurdha, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nawarangpura, Nuapada and at many places over the districts of rest districts of Odisha.
Day-4 (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 19.07.2023 to 0830 Hrs IST of 20.07.2023): Light to moderate rain/thundershower is highly likely to occur in most districts of north coastal Odisha, South Odisha, and many districts throughout the remainder of Odisha.
Day-5 (Valid from 0830 Hrs IST on 20.07.2023 to 0830 Hrs IST on 21.07.2023): Light to moderate rain/thundershower is extremely possible in various districts of Odisha.
Source:OCN
