Bhubaneswar, June 28 (UNI) A low-pressure area over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal is likely to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall, along with thunderstorms and lightning, across several districts of Odisha from June 28 to July 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.
According to the IMD, an upper air cyclonic circulation persists over southwest Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, extending up to 7.6 km above mean sea level and tilting southwestwards with height.
Under its influence, a low-pressure area is expected to form over the same region during the next 48 hours.
The system is likely to move slowly in a west-northwest direction across Gangetic West Bengal, north Odisha, and Jharkhand.
The IMD further warned that squally weather with wind speeds of 35-45 kmph, gusting up to 55 kmph, is likely to prevail along and off the Odisha coast between June 28 and July 1.
Sea conditions are expected to remain rough to very rough, and fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea during this period.
The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two places in the districts of Jajpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Deogarh, Nuapada, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Sonepur, and Jharsuguda, and has issued yellow and orange warnings for several districts.
Additionally, heavy to very heavy rainfall, along with thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds reaching speeds of 30-40 kmph, is very likely to occur at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, and Bhadrak.
Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds (30-40 kmph) are also likely at one or two places in Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, and Deogarh, the IMD added.
