Bhubaneswar: Heat and humid conditions continued across Odisha on Tuesday. Hirakud recorded the highest temperature in the state at 42.0°C, followed by Boudh at 42.6°C, Sonepur at 41.8°C, Sambalpur at 41.2°C, Titlagarh at 41.0°C, Jharsuguda at 40.8°C, and Bolangir at 40.3°C.
The India Meteorological Department has issued a Yellow Warning for Wednesday. Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind reaching 40 to 50 kmph is very likely at one or two places over Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sonepur, Boudh, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, and Nayagarh.
Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty wind reaching 30 to 40 kmph is likely at one or two places over Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, and Dhenkanal.
Heat wave conditions are likely to prevail in isolated pockets of Jharsuguda and Sambalpur, while hot and humid conditions are likely at isolated places over Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, and Nayagarh.The IMD has advised people to remain aware and take precautions against lightning and heat exposure.
