Bhubaneswar: With cyclonic circulation prevailing over coastal Andhra Pradesh and its neighbourhood, thunderstorm, lightning, and heat wave conditions are likely in several Odisha districts on June 2, India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre forecasted and issued Yellow Warning.

In its mid-day bulletin, the IMD mentioned, “The Northern Limit of Monsoon continues to pass through 13°N/60°E, 12°N/65°E, 11°N/70°E, Amini, Kannur, Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, 8.5°N/80°E, 13°N/84°E, 16°N/87°E, 18.5N/89°E, 21°N/90°E, 23°N/89.5°E and Islampur. Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, remaining parts of the South Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep area and Kerala, some parts of Karnataka and Rayalaseema, some more parts of Tamil Nadu and Southwest Bay of Bengal during next 2 to 3 days. The trough from northwest Uttar Pradesh to west Bangladesh now runs from West Uttar Pradesh to west Assam across southeast Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Gangetic West Bengal and extends up to 1.5 km above mean sea level.”

The highest maximum temperature of 46.5°C was recorded yesterday at Titilagarh. The lowest minimum temperature of 23.3°C was recorded at Rourkela in the plains of Odisha.

Temperature Forecast: Gradual fall in Maximum (day) temperature by 2°C to 3°C during the next three days and no large change thereafter at many places over the districts of Odisha.

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

For Saturday (Valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 02.06.2024)

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

Orange Warning: (Be Prepared)-

Heat wave and warm night conditions are very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Kalahandi, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Subarnapur, and Sambalpur.

Yellow Warning: (Be Updated)-

Heat wave conditions are very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Boudh, Nuapada, Jharsuguda, and Bargarh.

Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Ganjam, Gajapati, and Rayagada.

Thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 KMPH is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Koraput, Rayagada, Malkangiri.

For Sunday (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 02.06.2024to 0830 hrs IST of 03.06.2024)

Light to moderate rain or thundershower is very likely to occur at many places over the districts of South Odisha and at a few places over the districts of North Odisha.

Yellow Warning: (Be Updated)-

Heat wave conditions are very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Sambalpur, Subarnapur, Bolangir, and Nuapada.

Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Balasore, and Mayurbhanj.

Thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 KMPH is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, and Kalahandi.