Bhubaneswar: After a spell of a severe heat wave, the people of Odisha are likely to get some relief from the blistering heat on Friday because of Nor’westers. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a drop in maximum temperature (day temperature) by 2°C – 4°C in most places of Odisha over the next three days.
“Warning issued for heat waves for next 24 hours have been withdrawn. The day temperature is likely to fall by 2°C – 4°C in the next three days,” the IMD regional center here tweeted today.
The influence of Nor’westers was witnessed in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack since early morning on Friday. Cuttack witnessed stormy winds since the morning, which has brought much-needed relief to the people. Likewise, citizens in the capital city of Bhubaneswar also got relief from the scorching heat in the morning.
It is worth mentioning here that normal life across the state was disturbed as most places have been recording temperatures above 40°C for the last five-six days. On Friday, the maximum temperature of 44.2°C was recorded at Jharsuguda.
The Meteorological Centre had issued an orange warning for heat wave conditions for the districts of Mayurbhanj, Jharsuguda, Cuttack, and Khordha and a yellow alert for heat wave conditions for the districts of Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Bolangir, Deogarh, Angul, Sonepur and Boudh for today. These heat wave warnings have been withdrawn by the MeT.
