Odisha is likely to get relief from the week-long hot and humid weather, caused by the monsoon's weakening trend, as the IMD on Friday forecast the creation of two back-to-back low pressure areas 🐻over Bay of Bengal in the next two weeks.
The first is expected to develop over West-Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal by Septem🌱ber 8, and the second between September 9 and 15, said US Dash, a senior weather scientist at the Regional 💮Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar.
Dash said that rainfall activity might intensify in the state 🐲from Se🙈ptember 5.
"Odisha is currently experiencing hot and humid weather due to weakening of the monsoon. Most places in the state have recorded maximum temperatur༺e at or above 35 degree Celsius, with humidity exceeding 80 per cent in some areas since Thursday," he stated.
The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded over🅘 35 degree Celsius throughout the week. Th🐻e IMD, meanwhile, also said that the seasonal cumulative rainfall received by Odisha between June 1 and September 2 stood at 992 mm against its usual average of 931.9 mm.
During the period, six districts received excess rainfall. According ꧃to the midday IMD bulletin, heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places in Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur on September 6.
(With PTI Inputs)
