The Regional Meteorological Centre has warned that the impact of Kalbaisakhi thunderstorms will gradually decrease across Odisha, while dry heat conditions are set to intensify.
A yellow warning for Kalbaisakhi has been issued for the next 24 hours, mainly affecting 11 coastal and adjoining districts.
These districts — Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati — are likely to experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, rain and gusty winds reaching 30-50 kmph.
From Saturday, a yellow warning for heat and humid conditions (garam guluguli) has been issued for the same 11 districts. Regional Meteorological Centre Director Manorama Mohanty said day temperatures in these areas are expected to rise by 4 to 6 degrees Celsius from April 11, with coastal regions likely to touch 40°C. The heat warning will remain in force till April 15.
In the past 24 hours, the state’s highest maximum temperature was recorded at 38.9°C in Boudh. As many as 14 towns crossed the 35°C mark.
The current weather pattern is due to an upper air trough and an active cyclonic circulation extending up to 0.9 km above sea level, which is expected to persist for the next 24 hours, maintaining similar conditions.
