Orange alert: Hailstorm, thunderstorm with lightning in Odisha districts during next 24 hours

Bhubaneswar: With a trough and wind discontinuity running from interior Odisha to north Tamil Nadu, hailstorm, thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 KMPH is very likely to occur at one or two places over some districts of Odisha during the next 24 hours, India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre in Bhubaneswar forecasted today.

In its mid-day bulletin, the IMD mentioned, “Maximum temperatures observed appreciable fall at a few places over the districts of North Coastal Odisha and at one or two places over the districts of South Coastal Odisha, appreciable rise at one or two places over the districts of South Interior Odisha and no large change at elsewhere over the districts of Odisha. They were appreciably above normal at a few places over the districts of Interior Odisha and at one or two places over the districts of Coastal Odisha and normal at elsewhere over the districts of Odisha.”

Temperature forecast: Maximum temperature is very likely to fall by 2°C to 4°C during the next 48 hours and rise by 2°C to 3°C in subsequent three days thereafter at many places over the districts of Odisha.

The highest maximum (day) temperature of 43.5°C was recorded at Angul. The lowest minimum (night) temperature of 23.5°C was recorded at Sundargarh in the plains of Odisha.

Weather forecast and warning in Odisha districts for the next 2 days:

For Sunday (Valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 08.04.2024)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at one or two places over Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal districts and at a few places over the rest districts of Odisha.

Orange Warning: (Be Prepared)-

Hailstorm accompanied with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 KMPH is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Balasore and Jajpur.

Moderate thunderstorm with lightning accompanied with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 KMPH are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Subarnapur and Boudh.

Yellow Warning: (Be Updated)-

Warm night conditions are very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Sambalpur, Kandhamal, Bolangir and Malkangiri.

For Monday (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 08.04.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 09.04.2024)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at many places over the districts of Odisha.

Yellow Warning: (Be Updated)-

Thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 KMPH is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Subarnapur, Sambalpur, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Angul.