Bhubaneswar: As many as 17 districts of Odisha are likely to experience lightning and rainfall this evening, as per the latest weather bulletin.

Lightning and light to moderate rainfall will lash one or two parts of Angul, Bargarh, Boudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Khordha (including Bhubaneswar), Koraput, Malkangiri, Nayagarh, Puri, Sambalpur and Sonepur.

The Regional Meteorological Department has also predicted light thunderstorm in these areas.

Such weather conditions are likely to prevail between 5 pm and 8 pm, this evening.