Weather Update / IMD Forecasts Thunderstorms and Gusty Winds in 10 Odisha Districts; Yellow Warning Issued

Bhubaneswar, Oct 16: Odisha is likely to experience rainfall for another three days under the influence of a trough line, with the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar issuing yellow warnings for thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds in several districts.

For the 24 hours from 8:30 am on October 16 to 8:30 am on October 17, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph are likely at isolated places in Jagatsinghpur, Kataka, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khordha and Nayagada districts.

For the period from 8:30 am on October 17 to 8:30 am on October 18, the IMD has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places in Koraput district. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph are also likely in Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Ganjam districts.

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The weather department has forecast no major change in maximum or minimum temperatures across the state over the next six to seven days.

Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon has withdrawn from the entire country, including Odisha. The northeast monsoon has entered the country, with its arrival beginning over southern India, according to the IMD.