After the mercury came down by nor’wester-induced rain and a trough line over Odisha, the State would be in the grip of a scorching heat wave in next 48 hours, the Regional Office of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here forecasted on Thursday.
However, the weather office informed that nor’wester (violent thunderstorm) is most likely to hit several places in the State in the next two days.
Predicting return of sizzling heat in the State, the IMD said around 11 stations recorded a temperature above 40 degree Celsius on the day. Titilagarh was the hottest with a maximum temperature of 44 degree Celsius while Sundargarh in the plains remained the coolest with only 22 degree Celsius till noon. The number of stations registering temperature above 40 degree Celsius in State would go up in next 48 hours.
An IMD release said nor’wester induced rainfall is most likely in the State capital Bhubaneswar along with Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Angul, Cuttack, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Koraput, Kandhamal, Gajapati and Ganjam. Strong winds at several places during the nor’wester with speeds reaching up to 60 kmph. The nor’wester could hit between 6 pm and 10 pm in next 48 hours.