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Bay of Bengal Low Pressure Area Could Bring Light Rain to Odisha
Bhubaneswar, India – October 20, 2025 – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a statement Monday evening indicating a low pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal within the next 24 hours, potentially bringing light to moderate rainfall to parts of Odisha over the next three days.
The IMD evening bulletin reports an upper air cyclonic circulation persists over the south Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal. The weather system is expected to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression over central parts of south Bay of Bengal and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal over the next 48 hours.
While the IMD has not yet forecast any major impact, Director of the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, Manorama Mohanty stated that the state is likely to experience low to moderate rainfall due to a change in wind direction bringing in moisture. The rainfall is expected to be accompanied by lightning and gusty winds.
A yellow warning (be aware) has been issued for several districts over the next 24 hours. Thunderstorms with lightning accompanied by winds reaching 30-40 kmph are possible in coastal and southern regions. Specifically, the IMD forecasts thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface wind speeds of 30-40 kmph at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The IMD will issue more detailed forecasts after the low-pressure area forms over the Bay of Bengal on October 21. Residents in the affected districts are advised to stay updated with the latest weather forecasts and take necessary precautions.
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