Heavy rain forecast over next 2 days

 Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday forecast heavy rainfall across Odisha over the next two days due to a cyclonic circulation over the southern part of the State and adjoining northern coastal Andhra Pradesh. In a bulletin, the weather office stated that light to moderate showers occurred at some places in the State, with the highest rainfall of 6 cm recorded at Tentulikhunti in Nabarangpur district.

“The State will experience further rainfall under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation over south Odisha and north coastal Andhra Pradesh that persists and now extends up to 3.1 km above mean sea level,” Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre’s Director Manorama Mohanty said.

Mohanty said rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph, will be witnessed in most of the districts on Thursday. “We have issued an ‘orange warning’ (be prepared to take action) of heavy to very heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph, for Malkangiri district,” the official said.