Odisha weather alert: Thunderstorm warning issued for 16 dists

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre today issued thunderstorm warning for as many as 16 districts of Odisha.

“Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh and Rayagada,” it predicted.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Balasore, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kendrapara Cuttack, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Sonepur, Nuapada, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput, Bolangir and Bhadrak, and dry weather likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha, it forecasted.

Maximum temperature (day temperature) very likely to gradually rise by 2-3 degree Celsius at many places over the districts of Odisha during next 2-3 days and no large change thereafter, it added.