Scorching Heat to Intensify, Orange Warning for Odisha Districts

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday forecasted that the maximum day temperature will rise further is Odisha.

According to the IMD, the day temperature is expected to increase by 2 to 3 degree Celsius at many places in Odisha during the next 48 hours. The maximum day temperature will soar to more than 40°C or above at many places and above normal by 3 to 5°C over some districts of Odisha during the next 3 days.

Added to it, the IMD has also issued an ‘orange warning’ for heatwave to severe heatwave in some districts of Odisha.

Weather Forecast

Day 1 (Valid upto 0830 hrs IST of 18.04.2024):

Yellow Warning: Heatwave condition is very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Balasore,Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Khordha, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Angul, Boudh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Bargarh.

Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 18.04.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 19.04.2024)

Orange Warning: Heatwave to severe heatwave condition is very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj,Nuapada, Gajapati, Nayagarh.

Yellow Warning: Heatwave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts ofKeonjhar, Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Khordha, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Angul, Boudh, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Bargarh.

Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 19.04.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 20.04.2024)

Orange Warning: Heatwave to severe heatwave condition is very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Gajapati, Nayagarh.