Even as heavy rain are lashing parts of the State, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Regional Centre here on Saturday said a fresh low pressure area is likely to form over the north Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood around July 28.
As per IMD, the south-west monsoon has been active over the State and several districts in north interior Odisha, Subarnapur, Boudh and Puri have received heavy to very heavy rainfall under the influence of the existing low pressure system.
“Yesterday’s well-marked low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha-West Bengal coasts now lies as a low pressure area over Jharkhand and adjoining north Chhattisgarh,” said the IMD.
The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in one or two places in the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Baleswar in the next 24 hours.
On July26 heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Baleswar.
On July 27, thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Baleswar, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada and Nabarangpur.
On July 28, Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj.
Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh, Sonepur, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Balasore.
On July 29, heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Bhadrak and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jajpur, Kendrapada Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Puri, Angul, Dhenkanal and Sambalpur.