The India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional office here predicted that the south-west monsoon would hit Odisha at its usual time on June 8.
“The onset of south-west monsoon will take place over Andaman and Nicobar Island in the next three to four days. From there, it will move towards the Kerala coast and gradually move towards north-east and hit the Odisha coast on June 8,” said Met sources.
The sources also said that a low pressure, formed over south-west Bay of Bengal off the Sri lanka coast on Friday, would intensify into a depression in the next 48 hours. Under its influence, rainfall is likely to increase in the coastal belt after May 18.
There is a possibility of isolated rain or thundershower at some places in Koraput, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Angul, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Baleswar and Bhadrak districts this evening due to nor’wester. The temperature in coastal Odisha declined on Saturday due to cloudy weather. Bhubaneswar, which had recorded a maximum temperature of 42.2 degrees Celsius on Friday, witnessed 37 degrees on Saturday.
The western Odisha continued to record temperature above 40 degrees in most parts and Balangir was the hottest place at 44.6 degrees Celsius. As many as nine cities recorded above 40 degrees Celsius.