Weather likely to worsen in Odisha, alert issued
Bhubaneswar: Rain and thunderstorms are expected across Odisha on Saturday due to the impact of a Nor’wester. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Regional Centre has issued an orange warning for 12 districts and predicted rainy weather until June 4.
An orange warning has been issued for Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Boudh, Kandhamal, Bolangir, Nuapada, and Kalahandi. These districts are likely to experience heavy rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds of up to 60-70 kmph. A yellow warning has been issued for the remaining districts, where thunderstorms, lightning, and winds of up to 40-50 kmph are expected.
From Sunday to Thursday, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Sundargarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Jharsuguda, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, and Nayagarh are likely to experience thunderstorms accompanied by rain and strong winds. The IMD has issued a yellow warning for these districts.
Despite the forecast of heavy rain, temperatures remained high in many parts of the state on Friday. Bolangir recorded the highest temperature of 43.1 degrees Celsius, followed by Titlagarh at 43 degrees Celsius and Sambalpur at 42.2 degrees Celsius.
Bhawanipatna and Nuapada recorded temperatures of 41.8 degrees Celsius, Hirakud 41.6 degrees Celsius, Jharsuguda 41.1 degrees Celsius, and Sonepur 40.3 degrees Celsius. A total of 10 locations recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.
According to IMD data, Jajpur recorded the lowest maximum temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, while Balasore and Puri recorded 33.8 degrees Celsius and Chhatrapur recorded 35 degrees Celsius.
