The day temperature is likely to soar across the State, including the coastal districts, between March 28 to 31, the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) of SOA University, said on Wednesday.
The temperature may hover between 38 and 42 degrees Celsius in some places during the period, the CEC said.
However, thunderstorms (Kalabaisakhi) accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rain and hail may occur in some areas between April 1 to 4 due to upper air trough from north Bihar to interior Odisha across Jharkhand and anti-cyclonic wind flow along the coast.
It will cause the day temperature to fall from
April 1, it said adding there was probability of thunderstorm with lightning and rain in the north Odisha districts in the afternoon or evening of March 31.
On Wednesday, Malkanagiri recorded the maximum temperature of 40.5 degree Celsius, followed by Titlagarh with 39.5 degree, Bhawanipatna 38.3 degree, Angul 38.1 degree, Cuttack 38. degree, Balangir 38. degree, Bhubaneswar 37.8 degree, Sonepur 37.8 degree, Hirakud 37.6 degree, while Chandbali, Jharsuguda and Talcher recorded temperatures of 37.5 degree Celsius.