Argus News - Odisha Heatwave Warning: Temperatures To Rise 4-6°C; No Relief Till April 19

Bhubaneswar, Apr 14: Residents of Odisha are unlikely to get relief from the heat till April 19, with the regional centre of India Meteorological Centre issuing a heatwave warning and advising people to remain cautious.

According to the weather office, day temperatures are expected to rise further from Tuesday, with a likely increase of 4 to 6 degrees Celsius over the next few days.

For the next 24 hours, a yellow warning has been issued for hot and humid conditions in 11 coastal districts -- Ganjam, Gajapati, Nayagarh, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Puri, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore.

Additionally, heatwave conditions are likely in Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Balangir and Kandhamal districts, for which a separate yellow alert has been sounded. 

The IMD said both heatwave and humid conditions are expected to prevail simultaneously across several parts of coastal and western Odisha, intensifying discomfort levels.

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In the past 24 hours, Titlagarh recorded the highest temperature at 41.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Bhawanipatna and Balangir at 41 degrees each. Jharsuguda recorded 40.7 degrees, Hirakud 40 degrees and Sambalpur 40.1 degrees Celsius.

In the capital city Bhubaneswar, the temperature stood at 37.7 degrees Celsius, while Cuttack recorded 37.4 degrees Celsius, the weather agency added.