Weather forecast: Rain to lash these Odisha districts during next 5 days

Bhubaneswar: Light to moderate rain or thundershower may occur at many places over few coastal, north interior and southern districts of Odisha during next five days.

According to Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, the rainfall ahead of onset of southwest monsoon is likely to continue in Odisha till June 2.

The weathermen have issued yellow warning for several districts of coastal, north interior and southern regions for 3 days starting from May 30.

Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha for next five days:

Day 1 (valid from 1330 hrs of May 28 upto 0830 hrs of May 29):

Forecast: Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Coastal Odisha,Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi and dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.

Day 2 (valid from 0830 hrs of May 29 upto 0830 hrs of May 30):

Forecast: Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Coastal Odisha, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur and dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.

Day 3 (valid from 0830 hrs of May 30 upto 0830 hrs of May 31):

Forecast: Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of North Coastal Odisha, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati and at one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.

Yellow Warning: 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 Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati.

Day 4 (valid from 0830 hrs of May 31 upto 0830 hrs of June 1):

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

Yellow Warning: 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 Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj.

Day 5 (valid from 0830 hrs of June 1 upto 0830 hrs of June 2):

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

Yellow Warning: 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 Mayurbhanj, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Gajapati.