Amid the dry weather conditions, the night temperature is also expected to rise by 2-3 degree Celsius during the next 5 days. The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack may record 38 degree Celsius each during next 7 days.

The weather agency has also predicted light rain or thundershower at one or two in Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Jajpur and Bhadrak on March 25-26.

In the last 24 hours, Malkangiri was the hottest at 37 degree Celsius, followed by Bhawanipatna, Titlagarh and Boudh at 35.5 degree Celsius each. Bhubaneswar continued to record below normal temperature at 33.8 degree Celsius. The mercury level was slightly above normal in Cuttack, which recorded 33.2 degree Celsius.

“The state has been experiencing hot and humid weather conditions for the last three days. Eighteen places had recorded maximum temperature of 35 degree Celsius or more with Sonepur being the hottest at 36.3 degree Celsius yesterday. The sea winds blowing since morning at a speed of 12-15 kmph is now helping to keep the temperature down,” he said.

He further informed that light rain/thunderstorm is likely at one or places in Coastal Odisha, Dhenkanal, Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, and Kalahandi till Saturday morning. “Partly cloudy sky is also seen at some places in Keonjhar, Balasore, Koraput and Rayagada districts. Under its influence, the intensity of rain is likely to increase slightly from tomorrow,” he said.

The IMD has forecast light to moderate rain/ thunderstorm at a few places in North Coastal Odisha, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Boudh, Kalahandi and at one or two places in South Coastal Odisha, Rayagada, Khurda, Koraput, Malkangiri on February 24.

Yellow warning of thunderstorm with lightning has also been sounded for one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, and Boudh.

Das said that rain is likely to continue for six days following which, dry weather conditions will prevail across the state. There will be no large change in the night temperature during the next 3-4 days, he added.

RAIN FORECAST FOR THE REMAINING DAYS

FEB 25: Light to moderate rain/thunderstorm may occur at one or two places in Coastal Odisha, Khurda, Kalahandi, Boudh, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Angul, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, and Keonjhar districts.

FEB 26: Light to moderate rain/ thunderstorm is likely at one or two places in North Odisha, Nuapada , Balangir, Sonepur, and Boudh.

FEB 27: Light to moderate rain/ thunderstorm is also likely at one or two places in North Interior Odisha, Nuapada ,Balangir, Sonepur, and Boudh.

FEB 28: Light to moderate rain/thunderstorm may occur at one or two places in North Coastal Odisha, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, and Dhenkanal districts.

Yellow warning of thunderstorm with lightning has been issued for Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj on February 23 and Angul, Dhenkanal, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Boudh, Keonjhar on February 24.

The state is also likely to experience light to moderate rain till February 28.

RAIN FORECAST

FEB 22: One or two places in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, and Jajpur districts.

FEB 23: One or two places in Coastal Odisha, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, and Rayagada.

FEB 24: A few places in North Coastal Odisha, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Sonepur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and at one or two places in South Coastal Odisha, Rayagada, and Koraput.

FEB 25: One or two places in South Coastal Odisha, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Boudh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Nabarangpur, and Kalahandi.

FEB 26: One or two places in Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Balasore, Bhadrak, and Jajpur.

FEB 27: One or two places in North Odisha, Khurda, Puri, Boudh, and Sonepur.

FEB 28: One or two places in North Coastal Odisha

Bhubaneswar, which has been recording the highest day temperature in Odisha for the last two days, may witness a slight dip in the mercury levels in the next 3-4 days with partly cloudy sky, thunderstorm and light rain.

The weather agency, however, said that there will be no large change in the night temperature during the next 4-5 days.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), however, on Friday said that the minimum temperature is likely to rise by 2-3 degrees in the state during the next 3 days due to dry weather conditions with no large change thereafter.

The weather agency has also forecast shallow to moderate fog in Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul and South Coastal Odisha till 8.30 am on Sunday.

Notably, very dense fog restricted visibility to 50 metre in Nayagarh this morning. Dense fog was also seen in Puri while Paradip experience shallow to moderate fog.

There is also a forecast for light to moderate rain/thundershower at one or two places in interior Odisha, Balasore and Bhadrak. Dense fog is also likely at one or two places in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kandhamal, and Boudh during this period, according to the midday bulletin.

Yellow warning of dense fog has also been sounded for one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Koraput, and Nabarangpur during the subsequent 24 hours.

Dry weather will prevail across the state thereafter with no large change in the night temperature during the next 4-5 days.

The weather agency further said that Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Chandbali, Paradip, Khurda, Angul, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada experience dense fog on Thursday morning. Shallow to moderate fog was also seen at Baripada and Keonjhar.

Semiliguda in Koraput districts recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 9.7 degree Celsius in the last 24 hours, followed by G Uadayagiri in Kandhamal at 10.5 degree Celsius and Koraput at 12 degree Celsius. The mercury rose to 20.9 degree Celsius in Bhubaneswar and 19.6 degree Celsius in Cuttack.

According to the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD), dense fog may continue in some parts of the state for another two days. Yellow warning has been issued for one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, and Kandhamal districts till 8.30 am on Wednesday. Similar warning has been sounded for one or two places in Kandhamal, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Rayagada, Cuttack, and Jagatsinghpur during the subsequent 24 hours.

The weather agency has also forecast light to moderate rain at some places during the next 3 days.

FEB 14: At one or two places in Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Jharsuguda,Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Sambalpur, Deogarh, and Bargarh district.

FEB 15: A few places in North Odisha, Sonepur, Boudh, Balangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khurda, Puri, Ganjam and at one or two places in remaining districts of Odisha.

FEB 16: A few places in South Coastal Odisha, Koraput, Rayagada, Nawarangpur and at one or two places in North Coastal Odisha.

Dry weather is likely to prevail across the state thereafter with no large change in the night temperature at many places during next 4-5 days.

Semiliguda in Koraput was the coldest place in the state at 11.1 degree Celsius in the last 24 hours, followed by G Udayagiri in Kandhamal at 11.3 degree Celsius. The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack saw a slight rise in temperature with 19.1 and 19 degree Celsius, respectively. The cities had recorded 18 degree Celsius the previous day.

It said light rain and thundershower is also likely to occur at one or two places over some parts of the state on February 15 and 16.

In its mid-day bulletin, the IMD said that minimum temperatures observed appreciable rise at a few places over the districts of interior Odisha and no large change at elsewhere over the districts of Odisha.

The MeT Centre predicted further rise in minimum (night) temperature slightly by 2 degree Celsius at many places and no large change thereafter over the districts of the state.
Weather forecast in Odisha districts:

Light rain/thundershower is likely to occur at one or two places over Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Deogarh districts by Monday morning.

Similarly, light rain/thundershower may occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, and Angul on Monday and Tuesday.

For February 15 (From 8.30 am 15.02.2024 to 8.30 am of 16.02.2024)

Light rain or thundershower is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and dry weather is very likely to prevail at other places.

For February 16 (From 8.30 am of 16.02.2024 to 8.30 am of 17.02.2024)
Light rain or thundershower is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore and dry weather is very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.

The mercury may drop to 20 degree Celsius and below in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack during this period.

While shallow to moderate fog may persist in South Coastal Odisha, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Koraput, Kalahandi, and Nabarangpur during next two days, the weather agency has also forecast rain for two days from February 11.

Notably, Cuttack and Nayagarh had witnessed dense fog this morning. Korput was the coldest at 11 degree Celsius and the only place in the state to record below normal temperature. Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 20.9 and 20.5 degree Celsius, respectively.

RAIN FORECAST

FEB 11

Light to moderate rain/thundershower may occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Bargarh, Balangir, Jharsuguda, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, Jajpur, Bhadrak, and Balasore districts.

FEB 12

Light to moderate rain/thundershower is likely at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Bargarh, Balangir, Jharsuguda, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, Jajpur, Bhadrak, and Balasore districts.

Though there is no significant change in temperature, the minimum temperature slightly went up at many places over the districts of north interior Odisha and at one or two places over the south coastal parts of the state, the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said.

While the highest maximum temperature of 34.5 degrees Celsius was recorded in Titilagarh, the lowest minimum temperature of 14.6 degrees Celsius was recorded at Nabarangpur.

However, the MeT Centre said that the night temperature for the next three days is likely to fall by 2-3 degrees Celsius.

Shallow to moderate fog is likely to engulf many places in the Ganjam, Kandhamal, Koraput, and Kalahandi districts, while dense fog will probably occur in areas in Gajapati and Nayagarh.

The weather agency has issued yellow warning of dense fog for one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Puri, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Nayagarh, Koraput, Kandhamal, and Rayagada districts till 8.30 am on Tuesday. Shallow to moderate fog is also likely at a few places in coastal districts of the state and at one or two places in South Interior Odisha.

Dense fog is also likely at one or two places in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Koraput, Rayagada, and Kalahandi during the subsequent 24 hours. Shallow to moderate fog may also occur at a few places in the districts of South Coastal Odisha and at one or two places in North Coastal and South Interior Odisha.

Dry weather will prevail across the state till February 9.

The IMD has forecast light rain at a few places for next two days. Light rain/thundershower may occur at one or two places in Bargarh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, and Nuapada on February 10. Light rain/thundershower is also likely at one or two places in Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sonepur, Balangir, Nuapada, and Angul on February 11.

There will no large change in the night temperature during next 4-5 days, it added.