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The active depression formed over the south Bay of Bengal is expected to move north-northwest and intensify into a deep depression over the following 12 hours. As a result, many Odisha districts will see light to moderate rainfall from November 28 to December 1, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday.
“Now, the system has taken the form of a depression and lays centered in the central part of south Bay of Bengal and other nearby areas and is expected to move towards north westwards and will intensify into a deep depression within next 24 hours,” informed Manorama Mohanty, Director IMD Bhubaneswar.
“Later, it will further move north westwards. It will mostly move towards Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka coasts. There will be no direct impact on Odisha. There are chances of slight rainfall in the districts of Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Balasore, Jagatsinghpur. However, there is very rare chance on rainfall,” she added.
Simultaneously, minimum (night) temperatures are expected to rise by 2°C to 3°C, with moderate to severe fog in several sections of the state.
Meanwhile, G. Udayagiri was the coldest spot in Odisha on Monday, with a minimum temperature of 8.2°C. Phulbani measured 10°C, Bhawanipatna and Daringibadi 11°C, Rourkela 11.2°C, Jharsuguda 11.5°C, Sundargarh, Bolangir, and Koraput 11.8°C, Nabarangpur 12.5°C, Angul 13°C, Boudh 13.5°C, Keonjhar 13.5°C, and Bhadrak 14°C.
