Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a fresh spell of thunderstorms, lightning, and potential hailstorms across Odisha from April 26 to April 30, offering relief from the ongoing heatwave in the state.
On April 26, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph are expected in the afternoon or evening at isolated locations in Malkangiri, Ganjam, Koraput, and Mayurbhanj districts.
For April 27, the IMD has issued an Orange warning for Koraput, Ganjam, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar, and Bhadrak, forecasting thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms, and winds of 50-60 kmph in some areas. Additionally, thunderstorms with winds of 30-40 kmph are likely in Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangapur, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Bolangir, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, and Deogarh.
On April 28, an Orange warning is in place for Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Angul, Ganjam, Jajpur, Sundargarh, and Balasore, with thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms, heavy rainfall, and winds of 50-60 kmph expected. Thunderstorms with winds of 30-40 kmph are also forecast for Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Dhenkanal, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangapur, Kalahandi, Boudh, Sonepur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, and Sambalpur.
On April 29, the IMD has issued an Orange warning for Nayagarh, Khurda, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Ganjam, and Cuttack, predicting thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms, heavy rainfall, and winds of 50-60 kmph. Thunderstorms with winds of 40-50 kmph are likely in Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Nayagarh, and Gajapati.
The anticipated rainfall is expected to provide respite from the prevailing heatwave, cooling temperatures across Odisha over the next four days.
