Odisha weather alert: Thunderstorm warning issued for 9 districts today

Bhubaneswar: As many as nine districts of Odisha are likely to experience thunderstorm with lightning today, the Regional Meteorological Centre here forecasted.

Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Dhenkanal today, the Meteorological Centre predicted and issued Yellow Warning in this connection.

Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of north Odisha and at one or two places over the districts of south Odisha today, it forecasted.

It further predicted that light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of coastal Odisha, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput and dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha tomorrow.

Shallow to moderate fog very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Bolangir, Boudh, Kandhamal and Kalahandi tomorrow, it added.

Temperature Forecast: No large change in minimum temperature (night temperature) during next 3 days and gradually fall by 3 to 4°C thereafter over the districts of Odisha.