While 13 towns and cities recorded temperature above 40 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the Met office here predicted more rainfall in the State in the next three days.
“The depression formed over east-central Bay of Bengal on Wednesday has moved north-eastwards and lay centred about 710 km southeast of Paradip at 8.30 am on Thursday. It would move slowly in the north-east direction for some time and then in north-northwest direction. Under the influence, rains and thundershowers would occur at one or two places over Odisha in the next 72 hours,” Indian Meteorological Department, Bhubaneswar Director Sarat Sahu told the media.
While the searing heat wave continued to prevail in most parts of the State, especially in the interior districts, temperature came down appreciably in the coastal region following rains and thundershowers on Thursday afternoon.
While Titlagarh was the hottest place with 45 degree Celsius, temperature remained above 40 degree in Bhubaneswar (41.4), Angul (41.7), Baripada (40.5), Jharsuguda (43.7), Keonjhargarh (42), Sambalpur (44.9), Hirakud (44.2), Talcher (43), Bhawanipatna (42.2), Balangir (43.5), Phulbani (40) and Subarnapur (43).
The State capital witnessed an intense humid condition as the maximum relative humidity stood at 79 percent. The Met office in a release here has said that the heat wave condition would continue till next 48 hours in the State.