Cyclone Midhili is expected to make landfall in Bangladesh.

It is almost certain that the deep precipitation formed in the Bay of Bengal will turn into a storm in the next 24 hours. However, as the cyclone Midhili is expected to cross the Bangladesh coast, there is no direct impact on Odisha nor is there any fear of heavy rainfall in the state odisha. Cyclone Midhili is expected to make landfall between Khepupara and Mongla in Bangladesh on Saturday.

The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning for rain in Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada only. 7 to 11 centimeters of rain is likely to fall in these two districts till November 17. The deep depressions will continue to move north-northeastwards at a speed of 17 kmph and is expected to make landfall betweens Khepupara and Mongla in Bangladesh on Saturday morning Indian Meteorological Department.

On the other hand, the low pressure in the West Central Bay of Bengal is now in the form of a deep depression and will take the form of a storm tomorrow (Friday). Although it will not directly affect Odisha, the wind speed will be high in the state. Wind speed will be 45 to 55 km per hour in coastal Odisha. The weather department has estimated that the wind speed will be high today (Thursday) and Friday.

Besides, light to moderate rain is expected in Puri, Jagsinghpur, Kendrapada, Khurda and Cuttack today (Thursday) and tomorrow. On the other hand, the fishermen are prohibited from entering the sea from 15 to 17 due to the rough sea. However, after the 19th, the amount of rain will increase again,” said Uma Shankar Das, a meteorologist at the regional center in Bhubaneswar of the Indian Meteorological Department.

The weather systems lay centred around 390 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and 320 km south-southeast of Paradip in state Odisha at 8.30 am on Thursday, the IMD said in its bulletins.