A low pressure area has formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal (BoB) and it is likely to concentrate into a depression over central parts of south Bay of Bengal around November 19, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
The likely impact of the low pressure on Odisha was yet to be ascertained.
The districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Malkangiri and Koraput are likely to experience light to moderate rain on November 21 with little change in the weather for the next couple of days.
Shallow to moderate fog is very likely to occur at one or two places in Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Gajapati and Rayagada till 8.30 am on November 19. “The minimum temperature will remain 2 to 3 degree Celsius below normal during the next two to three days and witness a slight increase by 2 degree thereafter,” the weather office said.
On Wednesday night, Similiguda in Koraput district was the State’s coldest place for the second consecutive day at 7.6 degree Celsius,
The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded minimum temperatures of 16.5 and 16.6 degree, respectively.