The Regional Office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Tuesday warned of heavy rains and thunderstorms with lightning in several districts of the State till July 23.
As per the IMD, heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Bargarh, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh on Wednesday.
Thunderstorm with lightning predicted over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Balangir, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Gajapati on the same day.
For Thursday, the IMD issued heavy rainfall warning over the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Jajpur, Boudh, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal.
The weather office also predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over the districts of Kandhamal, Boudh, Subarnapur, Bargarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur and heavy rainfall over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Kendrapara Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Khordha, Puri, Ganjam, Kalahandi and Nayagarh on Friday.
A yellow weather warning has been issued for all these districts.
Meanwhile, several places in the State witnessed light to moderate rain in the last 24 hours.