Norwester (known as Kalabaisakhi in local parlance) rains is likely to lash the State’s coastal areas along with thunder in the next 24 hours, said the regional office of Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) here on Sunday.
Wind speed is likely to be 50-60 km/hr during the Norwester rains in the coastal regions, the weather office forecasted.
It might be mentioned here that the mercury has been hovering above 40 degrees in the western parts of the State throwing normal life out of gear. Balangir, Titilagarh and some other stations have already recorded maximum temperatures of 43 degree Celsius, making life miserable for the residents.
However, the coastal areas and the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack have been relatively cooler with the mercury hovering below 40 degree Celsius, Meanwhile, on Sunday Jharsuguda recorded 39.8 degree Celsius till 12 pm whereas Sambalpur was at 36.4 degree Celsius.