Eleven Odisha districts face thunderstorm warnings until Sunday morning

Meteorological Centre Bhubaneswar has issued a yellow weather warning for 11 districts across southern and coastal Odisha, forecasting isolated thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds reaching 30 to 40 kmph until 8.30 am on October 18. According to Saturday's Odisha weather report from the India Meteorological Department, residents in the watch zones should stay alert for sudden weather shifts, while day and night temperatures will see no large change over the next week.

Districts under yellow thunderstorm watch

Eleven districts fall under the yellow watch category through Sunday morning, namely Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Khordha, Puri, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, and Kendrapada, while the remaining 19 districts carry no warning. Scattered rainfall covering 26 to 50 percent of monitoring stations is forecast across eight districts, including Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Khordha, and Puri. Isolated rain affecting up to 25 percent of stations is expected in 12 districts, comprising Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Kataka (Cuttack), Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj. Dry weather will prevail across 10 western and interior districts, covering Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Bargarh, Sonepur, Balangir, Nuapada, Boudh, and Angul.

Past 24 hours rainfall and temperatures

Mid-October marks a seasonal transition across Odisha as retreating monsoon moisture interacts with coastal breezes to trigger brief showers. Over the past 24 hours, R Guda in Rayagada recorded the highest rainfall at 42.2 mm, followed by Buguda in Ganjam (41.0 mm), Ranpur in Nayagarh (33.2 mm), Madhabarida in Ganjam (29.2 mm), Satyabadi in Puri (25.0 mm), Naraj in Cuttack (24.0 mm), Khandapada in Nayagarh (21.8 mm), Rayagada town (21.2 mm), Pottangi in Koraput (21.0 mm), Rayagada PTO (21.0 mm), Gumma in Gajapati (20.0 mm), Mundali in Cuttack (18.4 mm), and Jeypore in Koraput (17.6 mm).

Balasore recorded the state's highest maximum temperature in the plains at 35.0 degrees Celsius, standing 2.7 degrees above normal, while Rayagada logged the lowest minimum night temperature at 20.4 degrees Celsius. Capital city Bhubaneswar registered a 33.8 degrees Celsius high (1.7 degrees above normal), a 23.5 degrees Celsius low, and 2.4 mm of rain. Twin city Kataka (Cuttack) recorded a maximum of 32.4 degrees Celsius (0.1 degrees below normal), a minimum of 21.4 degrees Celsius, and 0.0 mm of rainfall. Forecasters expect stable maximum and minimum temperatures across all districts over the next six to seven days.