Bhubaneswar 'hottest place' in Odisha as temperature shoots up

The capital city of Odisha saw a significant spike in day temperature as the heat wave spell intensified across the State. On Thursday, the day temperature in Bhubaneswar shot up to 43.6° C making it the hottest place in the state.

After Bhubaneswar, Boudh was the second hottest city with 43.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Angul (43.3 degrees Celsius), Jharsuguda ( 42.8 degrees Celsius), Baripada (42.6 degrees Celsius), Titlagarh, Malkangiri and Khordha ( 42.5 degrees Celsius each).  

The Bhubaneswar Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange warning for six districts on account of expected heat wave. The districts are Nuapada, Angul, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Khordha and Cuttack. 

The IMD has advised people to take precautionary measures while going outside during daytime between 11 AM and 3 PM. The weather department has also predicted thunderstorm with lightning accompanied with gusty surface wind at speed reaching 30-40 KMPH from April 20.

Weather Forecast 

Day 1 (Valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 19.04.2024)

Orange Warning (Be Prepared) 

1) Heat wave to Severe heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Nayagarh, Khurda and Cuttack.

2)Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at a few places over the districts of Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Balasore, Jajpur, Dhenkanal and Ganjam.

Yellow Warning (Be Updated) 

3)Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Boudh, Gajapati and Bargarh.

Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 19.04.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 20.04.2024)

Orange Warning ( Be Prepared) 

1) Heat wave to Severe heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Angul, Nayagarh, Khurda, Cuttack and  Boudh.

2)Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at a few places over the districts of Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Balasore, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Nuapada, Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, Kandhamal and Keonjhar.

Yellow Warning (Be Updated) 

3)Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Sonepur, Bolangir, Jharsuguda, Bargarh and Kalahandi.

4)Hot & Humid weather condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati.

Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 20.04.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 21.04.2024)

Orange Warning (Be Prepared) 

1)Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at a few places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Angul, Nayagarh, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Balasore, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Boudh.

Yellow Warning (Be Updated) 

2)Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Sonepur, Bolangir and  Kalahandi.

3) Thunderstorm with lightning accompanied with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 KMPH very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Ganjam and Kalahandi.

4)Hot & Humid weather condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati.

Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 21.04.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 22.04.2024)

Yellow Warning (Be Updated)

1)Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Khurda, Boudh, Kandhamal and Balasore.

2) 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 Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Bhadrak, Balasore and Jajpur.

Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 22.04.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 23.04.2024)

1) Thunderstorm with lightning accompanied with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 KMPH very likely to occur at Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Gajapati, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur.