sat picOdisha Sun Times Weather Bureau
Bhubaneswar, July 1:

Rain and thundershower would occur at many places in Odisha while one or two places could experience heavy rains during the next 24 hours under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over Coastal Bangladesh and neighbourhood , the Met centre here said.

A low pressure area has formed over North Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Bangladesh and Gangetic West Bengal at 0830 hours IST today, a Met bulletin released this afternoon said.

Gusty surface wind speed reaching 25 to 30 kmph- gusting to 40 kmph- may prevail along and off Odisha Coast, the bulletin said.

Fishermen have been advised to be cautious while venturing into sea.