The Meteorological Department on Thursday predicted thunder squalls in most parts of the State, including coastal and interior areas, within the next 24 hours. Thundershowers accompanied by hailstorms will lash Khordha, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur and Puri districts, the Met office said. The change in weather (likely to continue till April 27) is due to a trough line hovering over Odisha, said the department adding, however, “The day temperature is likely to rise from April 28.”
Notably, under the effect of hot wind from north western direction and clear sky, the mercury soared in most of the districts of the State in the past few days. On Friday, eleven towns recorded temperature above 40 degree Celsius. The cities which recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius were Bhubaneswar 40.4, Angul 42.1, Jharsuguda 41.4, Sambalpur 40.1, Sundargarh 41.5, Hirakud 40.4, Talcher 41.5, Bhawanipatna 41.2, Balangir 41.5, Titilagarh 41.0, Malkangiri 41.0 and Sonepur 41.8. On Thursday Talcher recorded the maximum temperature at 43.2 deg Celsius.