Light rainfall with the possibility of thunderstorm was forecast for interior and northern districts of the State from Monday night following movement of an upper air westerly trough towards the Odisha-West Bengal coast.
In a bulletin issued by the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) of the SOA University here, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Balangir, Boudh and Subarnapur districts are likely to experience.
The bulletin said the low pressure formed over the South Andaman Sea was likely to intensify further in the next 72 hours and move towards the Tamilnadu-Andhra Pradesh coast. It may head towards Odisha after crossing the coast triggering moderate to heavy rainfall in the southern districts of Odisha including the coastal region comprising Khordha, Puri, Nayagarh and Ganjam districts on December 15 and 16.