A cyclonic circulation formed over north Odisha and adjoining Jharkhand and West Bengal may cause heavy rains in several districts of the State between July 29 and August 2, according to the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) at the SOA University.
The districts which may experience increased precipitation include Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Dhenkanal and Angul, a CEC bulletin said on Thursday.
Other districts may receive less rainfall during the period, it said, adding that surface pressure along and off the Odisha coast is likely to be less than 1000 mb.