Bhubaneswar, July 22: Widespread rain across Odisha is likely from Wednesday night as a low pressure area is expected to form over the north west Bay of Bengal which could merge with the remnants of the 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 the next morning, a CEC bulletin said adding it would move in a north westerly direction towards Jharkhand and north Chhatisgarh.
Under its influence, widespread rain will occur across Odisha from Wednesday night till the forenoon of July 26.
It said 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.
