Odisha continued to reel under blistering heat with Jharsuguda being the hottest town as the mercury touched 46.6 degrees Celsius by 2.30 pm on Thursday.
Including Jharsuguda, five places witnessed day temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. The other places are Sambalpur at 45.6 degrees Celsius, Hirakud at 44.5 degrees Celsius, Rourkela at 43.8 degrees Celsius and Keonjhar at 41.4 degrees Celsius.
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Weather Forecast
Day 1 (Valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 31.05.2024)
ORANGE WARNING (BE PREPARED): Heat wave to Severe heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur and Kandhamal.
YELLOW WARNING (BE UPDATED): Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Malkangiri, Keonjhar, Khurda, Gajapati and Ganjam.
Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 31.05.2024to 0830 hrs IST of 01.06.2024)
YELLOW WARNING (BE UPDATED): Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Kalahandi, Nawarangpur, Sambalpur, Bargarh and Sundargarh.
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Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 01.06.2024to 0830 hrs IST of 02.06.2024)
YELLOW WARNING (BE UPDATED): Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Kalahandi, Nawarangpur, Sambalpur, Bargarh and Sundargarh.
Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 02.06.2024to 0830 hrs IST of 03.06.2024)
YELLOW WARNING (BE UPDATED): 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 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 03.06.2024to 0830 hrs IST of 04.06.2024)
YELLOW WARNING (BE UPDATED): 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.