IMD has issued an orange alert of heavy rain with winds for 24 hours from Wednesday morning, March 20, in 5 districts of Odisha. According to the Meteorological Department, there may be heavy rain in Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack and Nayagarh districts on March 21 and 22.
IMD Update: A warning of heavy rain has been issued in Odisha due to western disturbance. IMD has issued an orange alert of heavy rain with strong winds in 5 districts of the state for 24 hours from Wednesday morning, March 20.
The Meteorological Department says that on March 21 and 22, there may be heavy rain in Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack and Nayagarh districts. There is also a possibility of lightning along with strong winds in these districts.
The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of lightning and stormy winds at the speed of 30-40 km per hour in 5 districts of Odisha. IMD has also issued orange alert for Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Gajapati, Ganjam, Khordha, Nayagarh and Puri districts.
Apart from this, yellow alert has been issued in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts of Odisha regarding storm and lightning.
Bhubaneswar weather
There is a possibility of rain with thunder in Odisha’s capital Bhubaneswar today. There is also a possibility of lightning strike on March 21. After that, the weather is expected to clear from March 22. According to IMD, the maximum temperature of Bhubaneswar is likely to remain between 32 to 36 degrees Celsius this entire week and the minimum temperature is likely to remain between 21 to 25 degrees Celsius.
It rained in these districts
From 8.30 am to 5.30 pm on Tuesday, Daringbadi recorded the highest rainfall of 26 mm, followed by Chandbali 9.2 mm, Jajpur and Parlakhemundi 8 mm, Bhubaneswar 7.1 mm, Cuttack 6.2 mm and Khurda 6 mm. done.
Apart from this, the Meteorological Department has advised people to keep an eye on the weather and take shelter to protect themselves from lightning during the storm and follow traffic advisories in urban areas. At the same time, farmers have been advised to protect ripe Rabi crops.
