Weather Update: India Meteorological Department on Monday predicted light to moderate rainfall in the Delhi-National Capital Region over the next two-three days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for 18 districts in Odisha from July 3 to 7. (Weather Update)

According to Bhubaneswar IMD forecast, light to moderate rain or thunderstorm may occur at few parts of Odisha.

“Thunderstorm with lightning likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Rayagada, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Malkangiri, Khurda, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Angul, Nayagarh, Koraput, Mayurbhanj,” IMD prediction for July 3 from 8:30 am.

IMD in Bhubaneswar forecasts for July 3 from 8:30 am to 8:30 am on July 4, “thunderstorm with lightning may occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, Boudh. Heavy Rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kandhamal, Nawarangapur.”

On July 4, from 8:30 am to 8:30 am of July 5, the IMD predicts a “thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir. Heavy Rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Nawarangapur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada.”

From July 5, 8:30 am to 8:30 am on July 6, IMD forecast Heavy Rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati,Boudh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nawarangapur, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput, Cuttack.

From July 6, 8:30 am to 8:30 am on July 7, IMD forecasted “Heavy Rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Rayagada, Nawarangapur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir.

The IMD on Sunday informed that Tamil Nadu will likely receive light to moderate rainfall in several districts in the next 4 days.

According to the IMD, Tamil Nadu will experience light to moderate rainfall at many places in the coming days due to a gyre zonal circulation prevails over the Southwest Bay of Bengal and the variation in speed of the westerly wind.

The IMD informed in a statement, “On July 3, light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at many places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal. Heavy to very heavy rainfall at one or two places in Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts, Tirupur, Dindigul, Theni, Thenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Vellore, Ranippet, Tirupattur, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Cuddalore and Puducherry districts.”

The statement further said that light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at a few places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on July 4.