Eight Odisha districts face thunderstorm warnings till Tuesday morning

Meteorological Centre Bhubaneswar has issued a yellow warning for eight districts across coastal and southern Odisha, valid until 8.30 AM on October 20. Forecasters expect isolated thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds reaching speeds of 30 to 40 kmph across these regions over the next 24 hours.

Districts placed under the yellow watch include Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri. Residents in these eight districts have been advised to stay aware of sudden wind gusts and lightning activity. No weather warnings have been issued for the remaining 22 districts of the state during this period. Post-monsoon convective activity frequently triggers localized evening thunderstorms across coastal and southern Odisha during the second half of October.

Rainfall distribution across eighteen districts

Beyond the thunderstorm warning zone, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast map indicates isolated rainfall (covering up to 25 percent of reporting stations) across 18 districts until 8.30 AM on Tuesday. Alongside the eight yellow-warned districts, isolated showers are expected in Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Kataka (Cuttack), Jagatsinghpur, and Kandhamal. Dry weather will prevail across 12 western and central interior districts, specifically Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Bargarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, and Nabarangpur. Over the past 24 hours ending on Monday morning, Banaigarah in Sundargarh district recorded the highest rainfall in the state at 17.2 mm, followed by Puri town at 14.0 mm. Other notable rainfall figures included Sankheimundi in Ganjam at 7.0 mm, Swampatna in Keonjhar at 6.8 mm, Aska in Ganjam at 6.6 mm, Brahmagiri in Puri at 5.0 mm, Dhenkanal at 3.0 mm, Nuagada in Gajapati at 2.4 mm, Rengali in Angul at 1.2 mm, and Paradeep in Jagatsinghpur at 0.5 mm.

Temperature trends and past twenty-four hour readings

Weather scientists at Meteorological Centre Bhubaneswar confirmed that there will be no large change in either maximum (day) or minimum (night) temperatures across Odisha over the next six to seven days. In the plains of Odisha, Jharsuguda recorded the state's highest maximum temperature at 34.6°C, which is 2.2°C above normal, while Phulbani logged the lowest minimum temperature at 20.0°C. In the twin cities, Bhubaneswar recorded a maximum temperature of 33.7°C (1.5°C above normal) and a minimum of 24.4°C with zero rainfall, while Kataka (Cuttack) recorded a minimum temperature of 24.2°C and no rainfall.