Low Pressure Over BoB to Intensify Into Depression by Tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: The low-pressure area formed over Bay of Bengal has intensified into a well-marked low-pressure area and is likely to intensify into a depression over west-central Bay of Bengal by tomorrow.

The low-pressure area over the southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal moved further northwestwards, and now lies as a well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal, the IMD said in a bulletin.

“It is very likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a depression over west-central Bay of Bengal by 22nd October. Thereafter, it is likely to move north-northeastwards towards Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts and intensify further during subsequent three days,” it added.
As per the IMD, several districts including the coastal Odisha are likely to receive rain on October 23 and 24.

Forecast:

Day-1: (Valid from 8:30 am of 23.10.2023 to 8:30 am of 24.10.23)
Light to moderate rain/thundershower is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of coastal Odisha and at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri.

Day-2: (Valid from 8:30 am of 24.10.2023 to 8:30 am of 25.10.2023)
Light to moderate rain/ thundershower is very likely to occur at many places over the districts of coastal Odisha and at a few places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal.