Bhubaneswar: The regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that due to the effect of Kalbaisakhi, thunderstorm and rain are likely to lash 19 districts of Odisha today.
According to the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, 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 Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput and Kalahandi today.
As per the weather department, this weather is likely to continue for upcoming four to five days. Meanwhile, yesterday, temperature rose to 43 degree Celsius and above at 12 places in Odisha with Titilagarh being the hottest place of the state as it boiled at 45°C.
Apart from Titilagarh 11 places recorded temperature of 43°C or above. They are Boudh (44.6), Nuapada (44.4), Balangir (44.3), Jharsuguda (44), Bhawanipatna (44), Baripada (43.8), Sonepur (43.5) and Sambalpur (43.4), Keonjhar (43), Sundargarh (43) and Nayagarh (43).
Likewise, the twin cities of Odisha, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 39.9 and 38.5 degree Celsius respectively.
