Bhubaneswar: The Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) here today predicted that a low pressure area is likely to form over north Odisha and its neighbourhood around July 4.
According to the weather department, the fresh low pressure system is likely to trigger enhanced rainfall activities in the State from tomorrow.
“Most of the places in the north coastal districts and adjourning interior districts like Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Dhenkanal will receive rain and thunderstorm while other districts are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall in the next 24 hours,” informed HR Biswas, the Director of the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar.
“There are chances for heavy rainfall in some districts like Sundergarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Koraput, Nabarangpur and Kalahandi,” he added.
Biswas further said, “There will be rainfall activity in many places and heavy rainfall activity in isolated places between July 2 and July 5. Very heavy rainfall to lash some parts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal and Keonjar districts on July 4 while heavy rainfall activity to occur in other districts like Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Angul, Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh and Khurda.”
A Low Pressure Area likely to form over north Odisha & neighbourhood around 04th July, 2022
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