Heat wave warning for these Odisha districts today

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre here has issued heat wave warning for as many as eight districts of Odisha for today.

Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir,Angul, Nayagarh, Khurda, Balasore and Mayurbhanj today, the Meteorological Centre said.

It has also issued heat wave warning for several districts for March 17 and 18.

Below is day-wise forecast in connection with the heat wave.

March 17: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Angul, Nayagarh, Khurda, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda.

March 18: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Angul, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda.

Maximum temperature (day temperature) is very likely to rise around 3 to 4 degree Celsius during the next 2 to 3 days and no large change thereafter. Maximum temperature will be above normal by 3 to 5 degree Celsius at one or two places over the districts of Odisha during March 16 to 18, the Meteorological Centre said.

The Meteorological Centre has advised people to take precautionary measures while going outside between 11 am and 3.30 pm in the districts.