Odisha Weather: Thunderstorms With Gusty Winds Likely In Puri, Cuttack, Other Districts On May 14; Alert Issued

Odisha Weather: Several regions of Odisha are now experiencing extremely humid and hot weather, even though the Southwest Monsoon has already advanced in multiple areas of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast on Tuesday that the maximum temperature in Odisha's districts will climb by 2-3 degrees Celsius during the next three days, with no significant change afterward.

However, gusty winds and thunderstorm activity in some parts of Odisha might bring some respite, which may lower the temperature.

The IMD has issued a yellow warning for both hot and humid weather, as well as thunderstorm activity in several portions of Odisha.

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On May 14, there is a high probability of thunderstorms and lightning with gusty surface winds of 40–50 kmph in one or two locations across the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Gajapati, and Ganjam in the afternoon or evening.

A yellow alert has been issued of the same.

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Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds of 30 to 40 kmph are expected to occur in one or two locations in the districts of Khordha, Puri, Nayagarh, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangapur, Nuapada, Bolangir, and Kalahandi in the afternoon or evening.

Hot and humid weather are anticipated to dominate in one or two locations across the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.