Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted hot weather and heat wave conditions are likely to prevail in some districts of Odisha during the next five days.
The IMD has issued ‘Orange’ alerts for some districts in the western part of the state warning of heat wave to severe heat wave conditions.
The weather agency has forecast that Maximum temperature (Day temperature) is likely to be above normal by 4-6°Celsius at one or two places over the districts during the next 4-5 days. Consequently, hot and discomfort weather is likely during the next 4-5 days.
Conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon over some more parts of south Peninsular and East India and adjoining areas during 18th-21st June, the IMD said.
Here’s IMD’s weather forecast and warning for the districts for next five days:
Day 1 (Valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 15.06.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Coastal Odisha, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Angul and at one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.
ORANGE WARNING(BE PREPARED) 1. HEAT WAVE TO SEVERE HEAT WAVE conditions is very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Bolangir.
YELLOW WARNING:-(BE UPDATED) 2. HEAT WAVE conditions very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Boudh.
YELLOW WARNING:-(BE UPDATED) 3. Warm night condition very likely to prevail at at one or two places over the district of Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Bolangir.
YELLOW WARNING:-(BE UPDATED) 4. Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Bhadrak, Kandhamal.
Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 15.06.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 16.06.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Rayagada, Nawarangapur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Ganjam, Gajapati and dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
ORANGE WARNING (BE PREPARED) 1. HEAT WAVE TO SEVERE HEAT WAVE condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Nuapada.
YELLOW WARNING:-(BE UPDATED) 2. HEAT WAVE condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Angul, Deogarh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal.
YELLOW WARNING: (BE UPDATED) 3. Warm night conditions is very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Bolangir.
YELLOW WARNING :-(BE UPDATED) 4. Thunderstorm with lightning are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput.
Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 16.06.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 17.06.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bhadrak, Balasore, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Koraput, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Gajapati and dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
ORANGE WARNING (BE PREPARED) 1. HEAT WAVE TO SEVERE HEAT WAVE conditions very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Bolangir, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Nuapada, Boudh, Kandhamal.
YELLOW WARNING: (BE UPDATED) 2. HEAT WAVE condition is very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Angul, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Kalahandi.
YELLOW WARNING: (BE UPDATED) 3. Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nawarangapur, Koraput, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Kandhamal.
Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 17.06.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 18.06.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Coastal Odisha Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nawarangapur, Kandhamal and dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
ORANGE WARNING (BE PREPARED) 1. HEAT WAVE TO SEVERE HEAT WAVE conditions are very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, deogarh, Boudh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Kalahandi.
YELLOW WARNING: (BE UPDATED) 2. HEAT WAVE condition is very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Angul, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Khurda, Cuttack.
YELLOW WARNING:-(BE UPDATED) 3. Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar.
Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 18.06.2023 to 0830 hrs IST of 19.06.2023)
Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm are very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of South Odisha, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak and at one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.
ORANGE WARNING (BE PREPARED) 1. HEAT WAVE condition is very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi.
YELLOW WARNING:(BE UPDATED) 2. Thunderstorm with lightning are very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Dhenkanal.