Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Wednesday issued a Yellow Warning for heatwave conditions in several districts of Odisha.
Hot and humid weather condition is very likely to prevail over the next one to two days across the state, the IMD bulletin stated.
Upto 8.30 AM of April 20: As per the Yellow Warning, heatwave condition is likely to occur at one or two places over Khurda, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Deogarh and Angul districts.
In the same time frame, light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is likely to occur at one or two places over Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Kalahandi districts. Dry weather is very likely to prevail over the remaining districts of the state.
From 8.30 AM of April 20 to 8.30 AM of April 21: As per the Yellow Warning, heatwave condition is likely to prevail at one or two places over Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sonepur and Boudh districts.
In the same time frame, light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is likely to occur at one or two places over Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Bolangir, Ganjam and Gajapati districts. Dry weather is very likely to prevail over the remaining districts of the state.
The weather agency forecasted no large change in maximum temperature (day temperature) over the next two days and a gradual fall by 2 to 4 degree Celsius over subsequent three days.
The maximum temperature (day temperature) is very likely to be 40 degree Celsius or more. The mercury may breach the above-normal temperature mark by 2-3 degree Celsius at many places in the state.
In Bhubaneswar, for the next 24 hours, a heatwave condition is predicted by IMD. Maximum and minimum temperatures are very likely to be around 42 degree Celsius and 26 degree Celsius respectively.
In the last 24 hours, the highest maximum temperature of 44.2 degree Celsius was recorded at Baripada and Jharsuguda while the lowest minimum temperature of 21.0 degree Celsius was recorded at Phulbani, the bulletin informed.
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