Intense heat wave virtually made Odisha a boiling cauldron on Wednesday with the mercury soaring above 45 degree Celsius in six places even as the MeT Centre here has forecast harsh weather in next three days.
The Meteorological Centre here forecast heat wave conditions in more than 15 districts for at least next three days and advised people to avoid heat exposure.
As the entire state sizzled under boiling heat, the temperature breached the 40 degree Celsius mark in at least 15 places, while coastal and interior areas encountered unbearable weather due to rising temperature coupled with high level of relative humidity.
Sambalpur in western Odisha turned out to be the hottest place in the state recording 45.6 degree Celsius followed by 45.3 degree in Talcher, 45.2 degree in Hirakud and Sonepur and 45 degree in both Jharsuguda and Titlagarh, the MeT Centre said.
The mercury touched 44.5 degree Celsius in Sundargarh, while it was 43.9 degree in Angul, 42.6 degree in Malkangiri, 42.5 degree in Bolangir, 41.8 degree in Bhawanipatna, 40.9 degree in Keonjhar and 40.8 degree in Chandbali, it said.
The temperature in state capital Bhubaneswar jumped to 42.4 degree Celsius, up from 40.3 degree Celsius recorded on Tuesday, while relative humidity in the city stood at 92 per cent, it said.
In Cuttack city, the maximum temperature soared up to 40.5 degree Celsius from 39.8 degree measured on Tuesday.
The MeT centre said heat wave is likely to prevail at some places in Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Bargarh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi and Boudh districts.
Similarly, one or two places in the districts of Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khurda and Bhadrak will face heat wave, it said.
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