A low-pressure area has formed over the northeast Bay of Bengal (BoB) off the Myanmar coast, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.
“Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over east-central BOB off Myanmar coast, a low-pressure area has formed over northeast BoB and neighbourhood and the associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 5.8 km above mean sea-level,’ the IMD said.
The low-pressure area is likely to become well-marked during the next 24 hours, it added.
Nothing is yet known about any impact it would have on Odisha.
Meanwhile, the Regional Office of the IMD here predicted that light to moderate rains or thunderstorms are very likely to occur at one or two places in the districts of coastal Odisha, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Angul, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Koraput, Malkangiri during the next 24 hours.
The weather office also issued a Yellow warning of thunderstorm and lightning for the districts of Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Rayagada and Koraput during the period.
Similar weather conditions are likely to prevail in many parts of the State during the next five days, the IMD predicted.
There would be no large change in the maximum temperature at many places in the districts o during next four to five days. The maximum temperature is likely to be above normal by 3 to 5 degree Celsius at a few places. Hot and discomfort weather is likely to prevail during the next four days, the IMD added.