Even as the State has recorded a 31-per cent deficient rainfall, the Regional Office of the IMD here on Tuesday predicted heavy rains in many parts of the State between July 25 and July 28.
Though southwest monsoon has subdued in the State, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to lash most of the districts.
Intense rainfall is likely to occur in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Baleswar districts between July 25 and July 26 as per the IMD.
The districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Sambalpur and Deogarh districts would experience heavy to very heavy rainfall while Koraput, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Subarnapur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Khordha and Sundargarh would witness heavy rains between July 26 and July 27.
Similar weather conditions would prevail on two consecutive days of July 27 and July 28 with heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Sambalpur, Boudh, Bargarh,
Kalahandi and Nabarangpur while heavy rainfall is slated to occur in Puri, Ganjam, Nuapada, Balangir, Koraput and Kandhamal on these days.
There would be a subsequent decrease in the rainfall for two days after July 28.