Odisha Fully Covered by Southwest Monsoon

Odisha has been fully covered by the Southwest monsoon as of Tuesday, with several districts experiencing heavy rainfall. The India Meteorological Department forecasts continued rain and thunderstorms across the state, with gusty winds up to 50 kmph expected. Heavy downpours are predicted for Cuttack, Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati, and Nayagarh on Wednesday, prompting a 'yellow warning'. Fishermen are advised to stay ashore until June 24 due to rough seas.

Bhubaneswar: The Southwest monsoon covered the whole of Odisha on Tuesday, as rain lashed several districts, the IMD said.

The southwest monsoon, which entered Odisha on June 12, has covered all 30 districts of Odisha on June 23, said Sanjeev Dwivedi, a weather scientist of IMD's Bhubaneswar centre.

With the further advancement of the monsoon, rainfall activity will continue in different parts of the state, he said.

He said that a trough is there from Bihar to northwest Bay of Bengal across Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha at 1.5 km above mean sea level.

Under its impact, thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind with speed up to 50 kmph expected to occur in different districts on Wednesday, Dwivedi said.

Heavy rainfall is expected to lash Cuttack, Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati, and Nayagarh districts on June 24, he said, adding, "yellow warning" (be aware) has been issued for these districts.

Similar weather conditions will continue to prevail in the state till June 27.

As sea condition would remain rough to very rough along and off the Odisha coast, the weather office has advised fishermen not to venture into the sea till June 24.