Bhubaneswar: Amid the prevailing hot and humid conditions, the mercury soared to 37.4°C in Bhubaneswar by 11.30 am on Sunday.
Chandali was close second at 37°C, followed by Jharsuguda (36.6°C), Balasore (35.8°C), Rourkela (35.4°C), Paradip (35.1°C),
Keonjhar (34.6°C), Sambalpur (34.6°C), Gopalpur (34.4°C), Hirakud (34.3°C) and Puri (34.3°C), according to Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre.
The day temperature is expected to touch 40°C in Bhubaneswar.
The weather agency has forecast hot and humid weather conditions at one or two places in Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Jatasinghpur, Kendrapada and Nayagarh on April 14 and sounded heatwave warning for isolated pockets in the state from April 15-18.
The day temperature is also expected to gradually rise by 4-6°C at many places during next 4-5 days, it added.
APRIL 15
Hot & Humid Contiions:
Khurda, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Angul, Balasore, and Mayurbhanj.Heatwave: Cuttack, Nayagarh, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, and Bhadrak.
APRIL 16
Heatwave: Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh, Boudh, Dhenkanal, Angul, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Keonjhar, and Kandhamal.
APRIL 17-18
Heatwave: Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh, Boudh, Dhenkanal, Angul, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, and Koraput.
While there mercury may soar to 43°C in Titlagarh, Angul and Jharsuguda, twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack may record 42°C by April 18.
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