Bhubaneswar, May 19: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted that thunderstorm activity with lightning, gusty surface winds are very likely to occur across Odisha during 19th to 23rd May 2025.
Details of warning for next five days:
Day 1 (Valid up to 8:30 AM of May 20)
Orange warning:
Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50kmph gusting to 60kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhargarh, Bhadrak, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, and Gajapati.
Yellow warning:
Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Nawarangapur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, and Sambalpur.
Day 2 (Valid from 8:30 AM May 20 to 8:30 AM May 21)
Yellow warning:
Thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati,Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nawarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhargarh, and Sundargarh.
Day 3 (Valid from 8:30 AM of May 21 to 8:30 AM of May 22)
Orange warning:
Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50kmph gusting to 60kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhargarh, and Nawarangapur.
Yellow warning:
Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, and Sundargarh.
Day 4 (Valid from 8:30 AM of May 22 to 8:30 AM of May 23)
Orange warning:
Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50kmph gusting to 60kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhargarh, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.
Yellow warning:
Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, and Nawarangpur.
Day 5 (Valid from 8:30 AM of May 23 to 8:30 AM of May 24)
Orange warning:
Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 40-50kmph gusting to 60kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Keonjhargarh, and Mayurbhanj.
Yellow warning:
Thunderstorm with lightning with surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50kmph very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nawarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri.
The Met Department further predicted that no large change in maximum temperature (day temperature) during next 6-7 days across Odisha.
