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Several parts of Odisha sizzled under intense heat wave conditions as mercury soared significantly across the state, today.
Places where maximum temperature touched or crossed 41 degree Celsius are Boudh and Malkangiri (42), Angul and Bolangir (41.7), Jharsuguda (41.6), Bhawanipatna and Titilagarh (41).
By 11.30 am, the highest temperature in Bhubaneswar was recorded at 39.8 degrees Celsius; by 2.30 pm, it had risen to 43.2 degrees Celsius.
Additionally, up to 14 districts in Odisha are under a heat wave alert from the Meteorological Centre. The districts of Khurda, Cuttack, Keonjhar, Boudh, Malkangiri, Nayagarh, Angul, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, and Jharsuguda were all expected to experience heat wave conditions at one or two locations.
“Due to prevailing northwesterly/ westerly dry air and high solar insolation, maximum temperature (day temperature) likely to be more than 40°C at many places over the districts of Odisha and likely to be above normal by 3 to 5°C over some districts of Odisha till 6th April,” it added.
However, there will be respite from the blistering heat wave on April 7 and 8 as thunderstorm is likely to occur in several parts of the state.
Below is day-wise forecast in this regard.
April 7: Thunderstorm with lightning and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Nayagarh, and Boudh.
Thunderstorm with lightning and hail very likely to occur at one or two places over Bolangir, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Deogarh, and Keonjhar.
Thunderstorm with lightning accompanied with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Boudh, and Sonepur.
April 8: Thunderstorm with lightning accompanied with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.
Thunderstorm with lightning and heavy rainfall likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jajpur and Cuttack.
Source:SE
