The Regional Office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Wednesday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall across the State in the next few days.
As per the IMD, the maximum temperature is very likely to fall further by 3 to 5 degree Celsius at many places over the districts during next three days and no large change is expected thereafter.
The weather office issued a Yellow warning and said thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Baleswar, Cuttack and Khordha on Thursday.
Heavy rains are very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Nabarangapur, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Heavy rainfall is also very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangapur, Koraput and Keonjhar on the day..
However, the IMD issued a Yellow warning and heat wave condition is likely to prevail at one or two places in the districts of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Bargarh on Thursday.