Under the influence of a depression in the Bay of Bengal, several areas of the State would experience widespread rainfall from Monday, said the local Met office on Sunday.
Issuing a release, the Met office said a low pressure area formed over the northeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Bangladesh and Gangetic West Bengal on Saturday has now concentrated into a depression over northeast Bay of Bengal and coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal and lay centered at 8.30 am on Sunday about 400 km east of Baleswar.
“The system is likely to remain practically stationary and may concentrate into a Deep Depression during the next 48 hours. Under its influence, rain or thundershower would occur at many places over Odisha with heavy rainfall at one or two places over north Odisha during next 24 hours,” said the release.
The Met office has warned north Odisha coast fishermen not to venture into the sea, while alerted south Odisha coast fishermen to be cautious while venturing into sea as gusty surface wind with speed reaching 45-50 km per hour and gusting up to 60 km per hour over north Odisha coast and 40-45 km per hour over south Odisha coast would prevail along and off the coast which would make the condition rough to very rough. local cautionary signal number-Three (lC-III) has been hoisted at all ports in the State.