Fresh low strain over BoB this week

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: After cyclone Asani dissipated with none influence of the State, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday indicated a chance of formation of a contemporary low-pressure space over the Bay of Bengal by May 19. “A low pressure area is likely to form over east-central Bay of Bengal this week. However, it might not intensify further as conditions are not favourable,” mentioned Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre Director, HR Biswas. 

The weatherman mentioned they’re preserving a detailed watch on the system anticipated to type over the Bay of Bengal as extreme cyclone Asani’s path stored them on their toes until the final second.IMD’s preliminary forecast had indicated that this yr’s first tropical storm, Asani, would re-curve in direction of the ocean after reaching close to the north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts. Instead, it slowly moved in direction of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday night and crossed the coast between Machilipatnam and Narsapur in a vastly weakened type.

Meanwhile, the nationwide climate forecaster has mentioned there can be no massive change in most temperature in Odisha throughout subsequent 4 to 5 days. The daytime temperature witnessed an increase within the State after cyclone Asani dissipated earlier within the week. On the day, 12 locations within the State recorded temperature of 40 diploma Celsius or extra. Sonepur was the most popular at 43.3 diploma throughout the interval. While the Twin City of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 35.8 diploma and 35.2 diploma respectively. 

The IMD has forecast thunderstorm and lightning warning for a number of locations within the State between Monday and Wednesday. Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty floor wind velocity  reaching  40 kmph to 50 kmph is more likely to happen at one or two locations in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Angul,  Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore and Cuttack districts on Monday.