There seems to be no respite from the intense heat wave in Odisha, as 29 places recorded temperature of 40 degrees Celsius & above on Saturday.
According to a bulletin issued by the weather office, Sonepur recorded the highest maximum temperature of 45.7 degrees Celsius followed by Sambalpur (45.4), Hirakud (45.1), and Bolangir (45).
The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 44.3 degrees Celsius and 42.1 degrees Celsius, respectively.
On the other hand, as per the data of the last 30 years, the Monsoon arrival in all states has been between June 15 and 17. However, there is no sign of Monsoon in Odisha so far.
Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha for next five days:
Day 1 (Valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 18.06.2023):
Orange Warning: Heat wave to severe heat wave condition is very likely to prevail at many places over the district of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh, Kandhamal.
Yellow Warning: Heat wave condition is very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Nuapada, Kalahandi, Ganjam, Jajpur.
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning & Gusty surface windspeed reaching 40-50kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Angul, Dhenkanal. and Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Sundargarh, Deogarh.
Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 18.06.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 19.06.2023)
Orange Warning: Heat wave to severe heat wave condition is very likely to prevail at a few places over the district of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Angul, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Khurda, Bolangir.
Yellow Warning: Heat wave condition is very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nuapada
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Koraput, Kandhamal, Nawarangapur, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj.
Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 19.06.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 20.06.2023)
Orange Warning: Heat wave to severe heat wave condition very likely to prevail at a few places over the district of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir
Yellow Warning: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Nuapada, Nayagarh, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Khurda, Kandhamal, Deogarh, Angul, Keonjhar.
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Nawarangapur, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal
Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 20.06.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 21.06.2023)
Yellow Warning: Heat wave condition is very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur.
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak.
Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 21.06.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 22.06.2023)
Yellow Warning: Thunderstorm with lightning 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, deogarh,Sambalpur,Jharsuguda and Sundargarh.