Industry Odisha Bureau, Oct 07: Odisha is likely to witness thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds over the next three days as the Southwest Monsoon continues its withdrawal from Eastern India, as per the IMD.
An upper air cyclonic circulation over Southern Jharkhand and a trough extending from Haryana to the North Bay of Bengal are influencing weather conditions over the region.
Day temperatures have remained above normal in several parts of the state. Coastal areas recorded temperatures 3 to 4 degrees above normal. Meanwhile, interior districts were 2 to 3 degrees warmer than usual. Chandbali recorded the highest temperature at 36.7 degree Celsius, followed by Bhubaneswar at 35.4 degree Celsius.
Sundargarh received the highest rainfall of 5 cm in the last 24 hours. Kamakhyanagar, Altuma, and Korei recorded 3 cm each.
IMD has issued rainfall alerts for several parts of Odisha for the next three days:
October 8: Yellow warning for Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, and Sambalpur. Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Deogarh, Angul, dhenkanal, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj may experience lightning and winds of 30-40 kmph.
October 9: Yellow warning for Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, and Balangir. Coastal districts including Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Bhadrak, and Baleshwar may witness winds of 30-40 kmph.
October 10: Nine districts, including Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Cuttack, and Puri are likely to experience thunderstorms and winds of 30-40 kmph.
Warnings and rainfall in Odisha are expected to ease thereafter.
Warning for Odisha. Day-1 to Day-3 : Isolated Thunderstorm with Lightning and Gusty Wind. Day-4 to Day-7 : No Warning. #odisha #weather #warning https://t.co/MegEBhQjGq
— Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar (@mcbbsr) October 7, 2026
