Bhubaneswar: The regional office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued rain and thunderstorm in several districts in Odisha on June 1.
The yellow warning will continue in the state for three days. The Meteorological Department has predicted that there will be rain and breeze in various parts of the state till June 3.
The IMD has forecast light to moderate rain or thunderstorm at a few places in Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj districts and at one or two places over the districts of coastal Odisha, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kalahandi and Nabarangapur on June 1.
Lightning and thunderstorm are likely in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Kandhamal, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, and Khordha districts where the wind speed will be between 30 and 40 kmph.
On the other hand, there is no possibility of any significant change in the day time temperature in the state for the next 4 days. The temperature is expected to remain above 42 degrees in most parts of Western Odisha. The western Odisha districts including Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Boudh, Sonpur, Balangir, Jharsuguda and Bargarh will continue to experience heat wave.
