Bhubaneswar: Though Odisha has received relieve from heatwave for a few days now due to effect of Kalabaishakhi. However, the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the temperature is likely to rise in Odisha by four to six degrees in upcoming days.
Sharing about the weather reports, the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar said, “Temperature will rise by 4-6 degrees in the next 5 days. No large change in maximum temperature (Day Temperature) during next 48 hours and gradual rise by 4-6°C during subsequent 3 days at many places over the district of Odisha.”
Meanwhile, yellow warning for heatwave has been issued for districts including Balasore, Khurda, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur and Nuapada. Hot and Humid weather condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati.
The weather department further predicted that Odisha will grapple with severe heatwave from April 26th. Orange heatwave alert has been issued for districts including Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada and Khurda on Friday.
It is worth mentioning here that mercury rose to 41 degrees or more in nine places of Odisha today with Paralakhemundi turning out to be hottest at 42.8 degrees. Nayagarh was followed by Paralakhemundi as it sizzled at a temperature of 42.2 degree Celsius on Tuesday. The other seven places where the mercury rose to 41 degrees or more are Bhubaneswar (41.8), Balangir (41.8), Angul (41.7), Malkangiri (41.5), Baripada (41.2), Nuapada (41.2) and Titlagarh (41).