The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday (October 20, 2025) mentioned a low stress space is more likely to type over the Bay of Bengal inside the subsequent 24 hours, which might carry gentle to average rain in components of Odisha over the subsequent three days.

According to the IMD’s night bulletin, “An upper air cyclonic circulation persists over south Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal extending up to 1.5 km above mean sea level. Under its influence, the low pressure area would be formed over the bay in the next 24 hours.”

According to the IMD, the climate system is predicted to maneuver west-northwestwards and intensify right into a melancholy over central components of south Bay of Bengal and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal over the subsequent 48 hours.

However, the director of meteorological centre, Bhubaneswar, Manorama Mohanty mentioned, “So far, the IMD has not forecast any major impact on the weather. The State is likely to experience low to moderate rainfall for the next three days due to a change in wind direction, bringing in moisture. The rainfall is expected to be accompanied by lightning and gusty winds.”

Mr. Mohanty mentioned the IMD will concern extra detailed forecasts concerning the system after the low-pressure space types over the Bay of Bengal on October 21.

The nationwide climate company has issued a yellow warning (bear in mind) for a number of districts over the subsequent 24 hours.

Thunderstorms with lightning accompanied by winds reaching 30-40 kmph could happen at one or two locations over coastal and southern areas.

It additionally forecast thunderstorm with lightning and gusty floor wind pace reaching 30-40 kmph at one or two locations over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) and Wednesday (October 22, 2025).

Published – October 20, 2025 09:12 pm IST