Scorching heat wave engulfs Odisha and Bhubaneswar swelters at an unprecedented temperature of 44.6 degrees Celsius

As the heat wave swept over Odisha, the mercury touched 44.6 degrees Celsius in the capital on Friday, the highest this summer.

The daytime temperature in Bhubaneswar reached 44.6 degrees Celsius at 2.30 pm during the day, weather scientist Umashaknar Dash told reporters here.

He said the temperature in Bhubaneswar crossed 44 degrees Celsius for the first time this season.

Dash said the IMD has urged people not to leave their homes between 11 am and 3 pm as hot and intensely humid conditions prevail in most parts of the state.

The IMD said Bhubaneswar was followed by Jharsuguda at 43.6 degrees Celsius, Rourkela at 42.5, Chandbali 42.4 and Sambalpur 42.1 degrees Celsius.

In its afternoon weather bulletin, the Meteorological Center, Bhubaneswar said that due to prevailing north-westerly/westerly dry air and high solar irradiation, the daytime temperature is likely to increase slightly by two degrees Celsius at many places in Odisha over the next 24 hours. .

Thereafter, the maximum temperature (day temperature) in some parts of the state is likely to be four to six degrees Celsius above normal for the next four to five days, the report said.

Meanwhile, the IMD issued a red alert (be alert) for several areas for Saturday and said heatwave to severe heatwave conditions may prevail in Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Khurda and Cuttack districts.

Similarly, heatwave conditions will prevail in Deogarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Balangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Rayagada, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Malkangiri, Ganjam and Gajapati districts, where the orange alert was sounded.

The weather bureau has also issued a heatwave warning for the next five days, indicating there is no reprieve from the hot and humid weather conditions next week.

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