Nor’westers Bring Relief To Odisha For Next 3-4 Days; IMD Withdraws Heatwave Warning
Bhubaneswar: Nor’wester or thunderstorm will provide much-needed relief from the blistering heat scorching across Odisha for the next 3-4 days, the Regional Meteorological Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted today.
Thunderstorm activity is likely to prevail for the next 3-4 days.
According to All India Weather Forecast Bulletin, heatwave conditions is likely at isolated pockets in Odisha on April 21. The state may also experience light isolated rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning between April 21 and April 24. Thunderstorm with lightning is expected on April 21 and April 22 while the state may witness thunderstorm with lightning and gusty wind (30-40 kmph) the following day. The forecast for thunderstorm with lightning continues till April 25.
The influence of Nor’westers was witnessed in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack since early morning on Friday. Cuttack witnessed stormy winds since the morning, which has brought much-needed relief to the people. Likewise, citizens in the capital city of Bhubaneswar also got relief from the scorching heat in the morning.
The IMD had earlier said that heatwave may continue to prevail for another 24 hours and issued yellow warning issued for Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sonepur and Boudh. On April 22-23, several districts in the state are likely to experience thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph with more widespread rain, which may lead to a gradual fall in the day temperature by 2 to 4 degree Celsius, it had added in its Thursday bulletin.
