Nine places recorded temperature above 40 degree Celsius on Friday. While Jharsuguda sizzled at 43.4 degree, the highest, the mercury crossed the 40-degree mark in Angul (42.7), Sambalpur (41.1), Sundargarh (40), Hirakud (42.9), Talcher (42.8), Bhawanipatna (42.5), Balangir (42) and Titlagarh (41.5). Places where temperature hovered around 40 degree were Baleswar (39), Chandbali (39.2), Cuttack (38.2), Bhubaneswar (39.2), Baripada (38), Keonjhar (39.8), Phulbani (38.8), Malkangiri (39.2) and Sonepur (39.4). A Met release said temperature would rise due to a westerly wind. “Despite possibility of Nor’wester there would be no change in weather condition in the next 48 hours,” it said.