Low pressure: Odisha likely to experience rainfall from Aug 3

Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area is likely to form over north Bay of Bengal around August 4, under the influence of which Odisha would witness rainfall activity from August 3, the Regional Meteorological Centre said.

It is expected a #lowPressureArea likely to form over #northBayofBengal and under its influence a good rain spell (above normal ) activity likely during 3rd on-wards over Odisha.

— Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar (@mcbbsr) July 31, 2020

The Meteorological Centre has also issued thunderstorm/heavy rainfall warning for several districts till August 4.

July 31: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Bolangir, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Boudh.

August 1: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Angul, Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada.

August 2: Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Gajapati, Rayagada, Bargarh and Boudh.

Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Sambalpur, Angul, Kendrapara Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak and Dhenkanal.

August 3: Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Ganjam, Bolangir, Deogarh, Angul, Keonjhar and Kandhamal.

August 4: Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Rayagada, Puri, Ganjam, Boudh, Sambalpur and Bolangir.