Even as torrid heat has affected life in the last couple of the days in the State, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said the maximum temperature is very likely to gradually rise by 2 to 3 degree Celsius at many places in the districts in the next 24 hours.
The IMD issued a Yellow warning and said heat wave is very likely to prevail at a few places in the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Subarnapur and Balangir on Tuesday.
On Monday, 18 places in the State recorded temperatures above 40 degree with Balangir with the highest 44.4 degree.
However, the IMD issued a Yellow warning for thunderstorm from May 18 and said thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind with speed reaching up to 30 to 40 kmph is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Baleswar, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal and Kandhamal.