Bhubaneswar: There appears to be no respite from the intense heatwave prevailing across Odisha as the temperatures crossed 32°C in at least 16 places in the state at 8.30 am on Thursday.
Balasore and Anugul were the hottest places in Odisha this morning at 36°C, while Bhubaneswar recorded 33.8°C and Cuttack 34.6°C.
The maximum temperatures recorded in 16 places in the state this morning are as below:
- Balasore: 36°C
- Angul: 36°C
- Talcher: 35.2°C
- Baripada: 35°C
- Bhawanipatna: 35°C
- Keonjhar 34.8°
- Cuttack: 34.6°C
- Jharsuguda: 34.2°C
- Bhubaneswar: 33.8°C
- Bhadrak: 33.8°C
- Nayagarh 33.6°C
- Chandbali: 33.6°C
- Titilagarh: 33.4°C
- Hirakud: 32.8°C
- Sambalpur: 32.4°C
- Sonepur: 32.2°C
Meanwhile, the regional center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar has warned that the summer heat will be unbearable for the next five days in several places in Odisha. The weather office has issued an orange warning in 20 districts for the next five days and warned that the day temperature (maximum temperature) may rise to 45°C in 7 districts during this period, with the worse weather conditions on Saturday and Sunday.
Severe to very severe heatwave has been predicted at a few places in Sundargarh, Kalahandi, Baleshwar, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Subarnapur, Nuapada, and Keonjhar.
Similarly, the day temperature may breach 45°C at a few places in Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada Lagjapati, Angul, and Mayurbhanj.
