Almost all parts of the State on Tuesday evening witnessed a good round of pre-monsoon shower bringing a sigh of relief to the people from the intense heat wave.
The mercury levels came down in most parts in the State following rains over the last 24 hours.
On Wednesday, Titilagarh (43 degrees Celsius) was the only place to have recorded temperature above the 40 degree mark while at least eight places recorded above 40 degree mark on Monday.
Meanwhile, IMD Bhubaneswar Director Dr Sarat Sahu described Tuesday’s widespread rainfall as pre-monsoon showers and said the onset of monsoon can be announced only after watching rainfall activity across the State in the next two days.
The Met department in its evening press release has predicted thundershower over most places in Odisha on Wednesday and Thursday and also warned of very heavy rainfall accompanied by surface wind reaching a speed of 60 kmph at some places during this period.