Temp to Rise by 4-6°C Till Apr 28 in Odisha, Orange Warning for Heat Wave Issued

Bhubaneswar: Severe heat wave conditions will prevail in Odisha till April 28. It hints that this summer Odisha may face one of the longest spells of extreme heat condition in the last one-and-half decade.

According to the midday bulletin of the IMD on Wednesday, the day temperature is also expected to rise by 4-6°C at many places in Odisha during the next 4-5 days. The day temperature will increase to 40°C or more at many places in coastal Odisha due to prevailing northwesterly to westerly dry air and high solar insolation.

From April 5-23, Odisha has already recorded 11 heat wave days against the normal range of four to eight days. If this continues, it would be one of the longest spells of heatwave in the state in last 10 to 15 years, said IMD scientist Umashankar Das to the media.

Forecast Till Apr 28:  

APRIL 25

ORANGE WARNING

Severe heatwave condition may  prevail at one or two places in Gajapati, and Ganjam.

YELLOW WARNING

Heatwave condition is also likely at one or two places in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Angul, Nayagarh, Balangir, Boudh, Nuapada , Kandhamal, Khurda, Cuttack, and Dhenkanal.

APRIL 26

ORANGE WARNING

Heatwave condition may prevail at a few places in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Nuapada, Balangir, Deogarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, and Rayagada.

YELLOW WARNING

Heatwave condition is also likely at one or two places in Khurda, Ganjam, Gajapati, and Nayagarh.

APRIL 27

ORANGE WARNING

Severe heatwave condition may prevail in isolated pockets in Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Khurda, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Nuapda, Sonepur, Balangir, and Kalahandi.

Heatwave condition is also likely at a few places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati,Sonepur, Boudh, Deogarh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, and Malkangiri.

APRIL 28

ORANGE WARNING

Severe heatwave condition may prevail in isolated pockets in Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Khurda, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Nuapda, Sonepur, Balangir and Kalahandi.

Heatwave condition is also likely at a few places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sonepur, Boudh, Deogarh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, and Malkangiri.