Bhubaneswar, April 5: Odisha is reeling under intense head wave with capital city Bhubaneswar recording temperature of 43.2 degree Celsius.
As per the regional meteorological centre, Bhubaneswar recorded 43.2 degree Celsius by 2:30 PM.
Apart from the capital city, four other towns registered temperature above 40 degree Celsius.
While Sambalpur recorded 40.8° C, both Hirakud and Chandabali boiled at 40.6° C and Jharsuguda registered 40.2° C.
The Meteorological Centre has also issued heat wave warning for as many as 14 districts of Odisha. “Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Khurda, Cuttack, Keonjhar, Boudh, Malkangiri, Nayagarh, Angul, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, and Jharsuguda,” it said.
“Due to prevailing northwesterly/ westerly dry air and high solar insolation, maximum temperature (day temperature) likely to be more than 40°C at many places over the districts of Odisha and likely to be above normal by 3 to 5°C over some districts of Odisha till 6th April,” it added.
However, there will be respite from the blistering heat wave on April 7 and 8 as thunderstorm is likely to occur in several parts of the state, the met centre said.
