Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an Orange Warning for several districts of Odisha, signaling the likelihood of intensified heat wave conditions until April 28.
The warning spans across 29 districts of the state, with predictions indicating a significant rise in maximum temperatures by 4-6°C over the next 4 to 5 days.
Below is the day-wise forecast for Odisha regarding the prevailing heat wave conditions:
April 25
Orange Warning: Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions expected at one or two places in Gajapati and Ganjam districts.
Yellow Warning: Heat wave conditions likely in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Angul, Nayagarh, Bolangir, Boudh, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Khurda, Cuttack, and Dhenkanal districts.
April 26
Orange Warning: Heat wave conditions expected in several districts including 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 conditions anticipated in Khurda, Ganjam, Gajapati, and Nayagarh districts.
April 27
Orange Warning: Heat wave conditions expected in multiple districts with isolated pockets of severe heat wave conditions in Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Khurda, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Nuapada, Sonepur, Bolangir, and Kalahandi.
Yellow Warning: Heat wave conditions likely in other districts including Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, and others.
April 28
Heat wave conditions expected in several districts with isolated pockets of severe heat wave conditions likely in Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Khurda, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Nuapada, Sonepur, Bolangir, and Kalahandi.