Widespread rain is expected across Odisha starting Wednesday night as a low-pressure area is likely to develop over the northwestern Bay of Bengal, which may merge with the remnants of tropical cyclone ‘Wipha’ that originated in the South China Sea, SOA’s Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) said.
The system is likely to intensify on Thursday evening or Friday morning, a CEC bulletin said, adding that it is expected to move in a northwesterly direction towards Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh.
Under its influence, widespread rain will occur across Odisha from Wednesday night till the forenoon of July 26.
The bulletin stated that heavy to very heavy rainfall could occur in the districts of Angul, Balangir, Balasore, Boudh, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Kendrapara, Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, and Subarnapur on July 24 and 25.
Heavy precipitation may also occur in the districts of Bargarh, Boudh, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, and Sundargarh on July 25 and 26. There will be moderate to heavy rainfall in other districts of the state during the period, it said.