Bhubaneswar: Heat wave conditions in Odisha are likely to intensify as the India Meteorological Department here has issued Orange Warning for many districts of the state till April 28.
On April 27 and 28, the warning has been issued for as many as 29 districts of the state.
The agency has predicted that maximum temperature (day temperature) is likely to rise by 4-6°C during the next 4 to 5 days at many places over the districts of Odisha.
Below is day-wise forecast for Odisha in connection with the heat wave.
April 25
ORANGE WARNING: Heat wave to severe heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati and Ganjam.
YELLOW WARNING: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Angul, Nayagarh, Bolangir, Boudh, Nuapada , Kandhamal, Khurda, Cuttack, and Dhenkanal.
April 26
ORANGE WARNING: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at a few places over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Nuapada, Bolangir, Deogarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, and Rayagada.
YELLOW WARNING: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Khurda, Ganjam, Gajapati, and Nayagarh.
April 27
ORANGE WARNING: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at a few places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sonepur, Boudh, Deogarh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Malkangiri with isolated pockets of severe heat wave condition very likely to occur over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Khurda, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Nuapada, Sonepur, Bolangir, and Kalahandi.
April 28
Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at a few places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sonepur, Boudh, Deogarh, Nuapada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Malkangiri with isolated pockets of severe heat wave condition very likely to occur over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Khurda, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Nuapada, Sonepur, Bolangir, and Kalahandi.
