Odisha to Sizzle Under Severe Heatwave for Next 4 Days, Temperatures to Touch 45°C

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is bracing for continued discomfort caused by hot and humid weather conditions, with the likelihood of heatwaves continuing over the next four days, according to the latest update from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD has issued an orange warning indicating severe heatwave conditions for three days.

Daytime temperatures are expected to rise to 40°C or higher across most of Odisha, with some districts experiencing temperatures 3-5°C above normal due to prevailing northwesterly/westerly dry air and intense solar radiation.

Residents are advised to take precautions, especially between 11 am and 3 pm when the sun’s heat is most intense. Bhubaneswar and Cuttack are anticipated to experience temperatures of 44°C and 43°C, respectively, on April 18-19, with Boudh and Jharsuguda likely to be the hottest at 45°C.

Here’s a summary of the warnings issued by the IMD for the coming days:

April 18:
– Orange Warning: Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions expected in certain areas including Khurda, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Mayurbhanj, Angul, and Nuapada.
– Yellow Warning: Heatwave conditions may occur in other areas such as Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, and Ganjam.

April 19:
– Orange Warning: Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions forecasted in various districts, including Khurda, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Mayurbhanj, Angul, and Boudh.
– Yellow Warning: Heatwave conditions expected in Sonepur, Balangir, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, and Kalahandi, among others.

April 20:
– Orange Warning: Heatwave conditions expected in several areas, including Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khurda, Dhenkanal, Nuapada, Angul, Nayagarh, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, and Keonjhar.
– Yellow Warning: Heatwave conditions likely in Koraput, Malkangiri, Sonepur, Balangir, and Kalahandi, among others.

April 21:
– Yellow Warning: Heatwave conditions may occur in multiple districts, including Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Khurda, Boudh, Kandhamal, and Balasore.

April 22:
– Yellow Warning: Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface winds expected in various districts, including Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Gajapati, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, and Jagatsinghpur.

Light to moderate rainfall may continue in isolated places across the state over the subsequent two days.