local Meteorological Centre Director Sarat Chandra Sahu on Wednesday informed that pre-monsoon rains would occur in the State fromJune 5.
He said pre-monsoon rains would occiur in south and interior pockets of the State on June 6 and 7. Monsoon is likely to hit the Kerala coast by June 7. Meanwhile, heat wave conditions continued in the western parts of the State on Wednesday with mercury still hovering around 40 degree Celsius in some places. While Bhawanipatna recorded the highest temperature at 44.7 degree, Hirakud, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Titilagarh, Malkangiri and Sonepur also registered above 40 degree. Meanwhile, weather office sources said a trough line has developed across southern parts of Chhattisgarh and... there is probability of thunderstorms in some areas of Odisha.