Bhubaneswar sizzles at 39°C, Sambalpur boils at 41°C at 11:30am

Bhubaneswar: Most parts of Odisha are facing a heatwave-like situation since almost a month, on Wednesday Bhubaneswar recorded 39°C at 11:30 am.

The hottest place in Odisha was however Sambalpur which recorded 41 degree Celsius. As many as nine places in Odisha have recorded temperatures of more than 35°C. Jharsuguda recorded temperatures as high as 40.6°C.

The Kalabaishakhi influence will decrease in Odisha, said the latest bulletin of the Official Twitter handle of Meteorological Centre situated here in Bhubaneswar.

The heatwave is expected to continue till a few more days. The regional weather center has predicted that the day temperature will decrease by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius.

A heatwave alert has been issued for various districts of Odisha, said the latest MeT report. People have bee advised to refrain from stepping outside the house from 11:00am to 3:00pm.

They have been asked too take necessary precautions in case going out of home within the time is unavoidable.

Here are the temperatures recorded across Odisha by 11:30 am today: 

Sambalpur : 41 degrees
Jharsuguda : 40.6 degrees
Hirakud : 39.8
Bhubaneswar : 39 degrees
Balasore : 38.2 degrees
Chandbali : 36.8 degrees
Gopalpur : 36.6 degrees
Keonjhar : 36.4 degrees
Puri: 35.8 degrees
Paradip : 34.2 degrees