Amid persisting speculations over a cyclonic storm hitting the Odisha coast within a few days, the low pressure area over north Andaman Sea has intensified into a well-marked low pressure area.
It is very likely to move west-northwestwards, concentrate into a depression over east-central Bay of Bengal during next 48 hours and intensify further with likely northwestwards movement thereafter, said the Regional Office of the India Meteorological Department here on Monday.
As per the IMD, dry weather is very likely to prevail in the State till November 7. But light to moderate rain or thundershower are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of coastal Odisha from November 8, the weather office forecasted.
The coastal part of Odisha is likely to witness increase in rainfall during the subsequent two days, it added.
But the effect on Odisha due to low pressure and possible depression is still unclear, said an IMD official.