Bhubaneswar: While hot and humid conditions may persist in coastal Odisha on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a gradual fall in the day temperature by 2-3°C after 24 hours.
The warning continues for districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur. Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph may also occur in the afternoon/evening hours in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Kandhamal. Similar stormy weather with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmp is also likely in Nuapada, Nabarangpur and Balangir during this period.
Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph may continue at isolated places in Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri districts on April 4; and Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nuapada and Nayagarh on April 5.
On April 6, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph may occur in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Ganjam and Gajapati. Similar weather condition with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmp is also likely in Puri, Khurda, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nayagarh, Nabarangpur, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh and Angul.
On April 7, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph may occur in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Kandhamal. Similar stormy weather with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmp is also likely in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Boudh, Balangir, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nuapada districts.
