Odisha: Moderate rainfall from Sunday, says Met

BHUBANESWAR: The state will witness moderate rainfall in parts of north, coastal and adjoining interior districts, including Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj, on Sunday under the influence of a western disturbance, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.
“The intensity of rainfall due to the western disturbance will increase in these pockets for a day, along with chances of thunderstorm and lightning.Thereafter isolated places in selected districts will see light to moderate rainfall for two more days till January 25,” said H R Biswas, scientist and head of the regional IMD centre in the city. Biswas said isolated places in other districts may also see rainfall on Sunday. The city could also witness rainfall on Sunday and Monday, he added.
He said there was a gradual rise trend in night temperature in the state for the past two days and it would see no change for another three-four days. Similiguda in Koraput at 9 degrees Celsius for the second successive day recorded the day’s lowest minimum temperature. The city recorded a minimum of 19°C, a rise of 2.6 degrees from the normal.