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The maximum temperature will be above normal by 3 to 4 degree Celsius at many places over the districts of interior Odisha and by around 2 degrees at a few places over the districts of coastal Odisha, the IMD said in its bulletin.

Senior scientist of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) RK Jenamani has shared latest updates on probable cyclone ‘Asani’ and its impact on east coastal belt and Andaman Nicobar islands.

However, heat wave conditions are very likely to continue to prevail in isolated pockets over west Rajasthan on Sunday, Vidarbha on Sunday and Monday and west Madhya Pradesh till March 22.

There will be no large change in maximum temperature (Day Temperature) during next 4-5 days over the districts of Odisha.

IMD Director General (DG) Mrutyunjay Mohapatra today said that that no assessment regarding the formation of cyclone has been made yet.

In 2016, the annual mean air temperature for the country was 0.710 degree Celsius above normal. It was 0.550 degree Celsius and 0.541 degree Celsius above the average temperature in 2009 and 2017, respectively.

Other than improvement in the weather forecast accuracy, there has been enhancement in climate services, weather forecasting services, Numerical Weather Prediction modelling and meteorological observations.

The CAPE data of the model shows high lifting of air parcels in Bhubaneswar atmosphere on Jan 13 and 14, which indicate hail/thunderstorm likely on Jan 13, 14 and 15.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued ‘Yellow Warning’ for dense fog which is likely to occur at several parts of the State on Monday.

IMD has also predicted light to moderate rain and thundershower activities in some parts of the State ahead of New Year next week.

It is pertinent to mention here that normal life across Odisha has been adversely hit due to intense cold wave conditions that have been prevailing for the past couple of days. 17 places in Odisha recorded temperature as low as 10 degree Celsius on Tuesday night.

The night temperature across Odisha is likely to fall by 2-3 degrees from today. As per latest weather reports, dry weather is likely to prevail over all districts during the next 5 days. In capital city Bhubaneswar, minimum temperature will hover around 13 degree Celsius.

Among others, the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar recorded 15 and 15.1 degrees Celcius respectively.

The Bhubaneswar Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rainfall followed by dipping temperature in the state in the next 24 hours.

The Regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar forecast a dip in temperature across Odisha, combined with light rainfall over few parts of the state in the coming days.