Bhubaneswar: Respite seems to have become a dream for people in Odisha with the State scorching under intense heat wave. The Baripada city in the State on Tuesday recorded the season's highest maximum temperature of 44.6 degrees while 16 places saw mercury jump above 40 Celsius degree mark.
Below Baripada, as many as four places recorded temperature equal to or above 42 degrees with Talcher leading at 42.7. Boudh (42.7), Bolangir (42.2), Titilagarh (42), Sonepur (41.8) and Balasore (41.4) were some other high-temperature recording cities.
The Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar recorded a maximum temperature of 40.5 and 39.8 degree Celsius, respectively today.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that the maximum temperature (Day temperature) is likely to rise by around 2 degrees C during the next 48 hours and it will decrease by 2-3 degrees after three days over the districts of Odisha.
Similarly, the maximum temperature will be above normal by 4-6 degree Celsius at many places over the districts of Odisha during the next three days.
"Under influence of mainly dry westerly winds prevailing in the lower levels and local heating, heat wave conditions very likely to prevail at a few places over the districts of north Interior and adjoining south interior and some districts of coastal Odisha during next three days," said IMD.
Here's quick look on the IMD's forecast for the next 48 hours:
Day 1 (valid from 1330 hrs IST of 30.03.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of 31.03.2021)
Yellow Warning(To be updated): Heat wave condition very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Sonepur, Boudh, Nayagarh, Khordha, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore.
Day 2(valid from 1330 hrs IST of 31.03.2021 up to 0830 hrs IST of April 1)
Yellow Warning(To be updated): Heat wave condition very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Sonepur, Boudh, Nayagarh, Khordha, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore.
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