Bhubaneswar, Apr 12: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday has forecasted a likely rainfall and thunderstorm with lightning alert across Odisha for the coming five days.
The IMD forecasts a light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Angul, on Tuesday.
On April 13, light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nawarangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj.
On April 14, similar weather condition is to prevail at a few places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal,Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, and at one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.
Besides, thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Rayagada.
Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal and at one or two places over the rest districts of Coastal Odisha, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Nawarangpur, and Kalahandi on April 15.
Further light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Coastal Odisha, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Nawarangpur, Nuapada, and Kalahandi on April 16.
Besides, thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nawarangpur, Kandhamal, and Mayurbhanj districts.
