Bhubaneswar: As many as 15 places in Odisha recorded day temperature of 40 °C or above on Thursday, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
As per the latest bulletin from Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, Bolangir was the hottest place in the state today at 45.3 °C followed by Titilagarh at 45.2 °C. This is the first time this year that the maximum day temperature crossed the 45 °C mark at two places in the state, the Met centre said.
The other places which recorded maximum day temperature of 40 °C or above are Boudh at 44 °C, Bhawanipatna at 43.5 °C, Malkangiri at 43 °C, Jharsuguda at 42.7, Bargarh at 42.6 °C, Nuapada 42.4 °C, Sambalpur & Sundargarh at 42 °C each, Sonepur at 41.5 °C, Deogarh 41.2 °C, Hirakud at 41.3 °C, Baripada & Nabarangpur at 40 °C each.
“There will be no large change in Maximum temperature (day temperature) at many places over the districts of Odisha during the next 2 days and slight fall of temperature by about 2 °C at a few places of the districts of Interior Odisha thereafter,” the IMD said in its evening weather bulletin.
Today, the day temperature remained below 40 °C in the Twin Cities, with Bhubaneswar recording 33.2 °C and Cuttack at 33 °C.
In its forecast for Bhubaneswar and the neighbourhood area for the next 24 hours, the IMD said that the weather will remain partly cloudy sky with the possibility of moderate thunder or rain and the Maximum and Minimum temperatures are very likely to be around 37 °C and 28 °C respectively.
Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha for the next five days:
Day-1 (valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 10.06.2022)
- Forecast: Light to Moderate Rain or Thunderstorm is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Coastal Odisha, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Sundargarh and dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
- Yellow Warning: Heat wave conditions are very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Bolangir, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sonepur, Kalahandi, Nuapada
Day-2 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 10.06.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 11.06.2022)
- Forecast: Light to Moderate Rain or Thunderstorm is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nawarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
- Yellow Warning: Heat wave conditions are very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Bolangir, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sonepur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, and Boudh.
Day-3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 11.06.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 12.06.2022).
- Forecast: Light to Moderate Rain or Thunderstorm is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nawarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Gajapati and at one or two places over the rest of districts of Odisha.
- Yellow Warning: Thunderstorms with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nawarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore.
Day-4 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 12.06.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 13.06.2022).
- Forecast: Light to Moderate Rain or Thunderstorm is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of South Interior Odisha and at one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.
- Yellow Warning: Thunderstorms with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nawarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Bargarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Sonepur, Boudh, Angul.
Day-5 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 13.06.2022 up to 0830 hrs IST of 14.06.2022)
- Forecast: Light to Moderate Rain or Thunderstorm is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Nawarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal and at one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.
- Yellow Warning: Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nawarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Khurda, Nayagarh, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj.
