Bhubaneswar: Odisha may see a change in weather as a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Sunday.
According to the IMD, a well-marked low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal continued at 2:30 pm Sunday.
The system is expected to move west-northwestwards and then recurve northeastwards over the next 48 hours.
Light rain or thunderstorms are likely at one or two places in districts including Sundergarh, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Puri, Keonjhar, Jajpur and Kalahandi between February 23 and the morning of February 24.
The IMD has issued a Yellow Warning for thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30 to 40 kmph at isolated places in Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Cuttack.
People in these areas have been advised to stay alert during thunderstorm activity.