A fresh low pressure area building over the Bay of Bengal would trigger heavy rainfall in many parts of the State during the next four days, forecast the Regional Office of the India Metrological Department (IMD) here on Tuesday.
The new low pressure area, that is likely to form over the northwest Bay of Bengal around Wednesday, would induce rainfall of varied intensity over the next four days, the IMD said.
Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur and Baleswar districts till Wednesday.
Heavy rain is likely over some places over Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur and Koraput districts on August 29 and 30, the weather office said.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall may lash parts of Puri, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jagatsinghpur and Nayagarh districts on August 30 and 31.
Some parts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Balangir, Nuapada and Kandhamal districts would experience heavy to very heavy rainfall till September 1, the IMD said.