Even as different parts of the State are still under floodwaters, the weather office on Sunday predicted fresh spells of rainfall for a period of two days in the coming week.
As per the Regional office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here, there is a probability of rainfall activity in several parts of coastal, interior and southern Odisha from August 23.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are very likely at many places in the districts of coastal Odisha, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada and at a few places in the rest of the districts from August 23 till the morning of August 24..
Rainfall is also likely in south interior Odisha, Gajapati, Ganjam, Dhenkanal, Angul and at a few places in other districts from August 24 till next day morning.
In the past 24 hours, heavy rainfall lashed a few places in Sundargarh, Rayagada, Deogarh, Kandhamal, Sambalpur and Boudh of interior Odisha while some places in Sundargarh and north interior Odisha experienced very heavy showers.
The IMD said the depression over northwest Chhattisgarh and adjoining northeast Madhya Pradesh and southeast Uttar Pradesh has moved west-northwestwards and would continue in the same direction across north Madhya Pradesh.
The system would weaken into a well-marked low pressure area during next 24 hours.