Bhubaneswar: With Odisha experiencing blistering hot summer already, the mercury soared to 44.6⁰C again in Jharsuguda by 2.30 pm on Friday.
The industrial town had emerged as the hottest place in the country on Wednesday, recording 3.4 degrees above normal temperature of 44.6⁰C. Jharsuguda along with Talcher recorded 44°C the following day when 24 places, including twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, in the state recorded temperature above 40⁰C.
The other western districts, which bore the brunt of the scorching weather this afternoon, include Sambalpur (42.8⁰C), Hirakud (42.6⁰C) and Rourkela (42.4⁰C). Bhubaneswar, where mercury had soared past 42⁰C on Thursday, recorded 39.2⁰C.
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While there is no heatwave warning for Odisha, India Meteorological Department has warned of hot and humid conditions at isolated places in the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore
, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati till April 25, following which the day temperature across the state is likely to fall by 2-4⁰C amid the continuing thunderstorm activity.
Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind (30-40 kmph) may occur in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhamal and Kalahandi districts on April 24; Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Rayagada districts on April 25 and Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri on April 26.
Similar weather condition with wind speed of 40-50 kmph may continue in the afternoon/evening hours at one or two places in the districts of Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Gajapati, Ganjam, Koraput, Malkangiri and Rayagada on April 27; Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Balasore, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Gajapati on April 28 and Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri on April 29-30.
Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty surface wind (30-40 kmph) may also occur in the afternoon/evening hours at Sundargarh, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri on April 29-30.
The weather agency has also warned of squally weather with wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting up to 65 kmph along and off North Coastal Odisha on April 27-28.