Thunderstorm likely today: IMD

Bhubaneswar: The state continued to reel under extreme hot and humid conditions as 14 places recorded temperatures at or above 40 degrees Celsius, even as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of thundershowers in several districts Sunday. According to IMD’s Saturday evening bulletin, Jharsuguda remained the hottest place in the state for eight days in [...]

Thunderstorm likely today: IMD PNN Updated: April 27th, 2025, 09:29 IST in Metro , Top Stories 0 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Linkedin Bhubaneswar: The state continued to reel under extreme hot and humid conditions as 14 places recorded temperatures at or above 40 degrees Celsius, even as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of thundershowers in several districts Sunday. According to IMD’s Saturday evening bulletin, Jharsuguda remained the hottest place in the state for eight days in a row, recording 44.7 degrees.

According to the weather office, most places in western Odisha experienced extreme heat. Jharsuguda was followed by Boudh at 44.5 degrees Celsius, Sambalpur (43), Bolangir and Sonepur (42.

2), Angul and Rourkela (42.1) and Sundargarh and Titilagarh (42). Also Read Rs 255-crore fishery projects on cards 18 mins ago BJD MP Sulata Deo courts controversy over remark on religion profiling by terrorists 11 hours ago Hirakud logged 41.

9 degrees, Nuapada (41.8), Bhawanipatna (41.6), Bargarh (40.

4) and Talcher (40.2). Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded temperatures of 36.

2 degrees Celsius and 36.4 degrees Celsius, respectively. Meanwhile, IMD’s forecast for Sunday could bring relief as it issued an Orange Warning — be prepared to take action — on thunderstorms, lightning with wind speeds reaching 50- 60 kmph and hailstorms during afternoon/evening over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar, Koraput and Ganjam.

The weather office issued a Yellow Warning for Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur, Rayagada and Malkangiri districts. PNN Tags: IMD Odisha Updates THUNDERSTORM Weather update Share Tweet Send Share Suggest A Correction Enter your email to get our daily news in your inbox. Leave this field empty if you're human:.