Bhubaneswar: Several districts of Odisha are likely to receive heavy rainfall under the influence of a low pressure area, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.

"Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over Gangetic West Bengal & adjoining north Odisha, a Low Pressure area formed over the Gangetic West Bengal & neighbourhood at 0830 hrs IST of today, the 06th July 2025. It is likely to move slowly west-northwestwards across Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh during the next 2-3 days," the agency said.

Forecast for July 6

RED WARNING: Extremely heavy rain and thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, and Sambalpur.

ORANGE WARNING: Heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Balangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kandhamal, and Kalahandi.

YELLOW WARNING: Heavy rain and thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kendrapara,  Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Rayagada, Koraput, Nawarangpur, and Malkangiri.

Forecast for July 7

ORANGE WARNING: Heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Angul, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, and Nuapada.

YELLOW WARNING: Heavy rain and thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nayagarh, Cuttack, and Dhenkanal.

Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of  Balasore, Bhadrak,  Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Deogarh, and Mayurbhanj.