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With the end of the festival of Holi, heat has started to wreak havoc in the whole country. The maximum temperature in states like Chhattisgarh-Odisha is reaching more than 40 degrees Celsius. The air level has improved due to the heat and strong winds in Delhi too. According to the Meteorological Department, mercury will increase in all parts of the country in the coming days. Lu warning has also been issued in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Meteorologists have already estimated more heat reading and higher temperature than normal this year.
IMD said that Buddhist in Odisha was the hottest place in the country on Sunday, where the maximum temperature was recorded at 43. 6 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in Jharsuguda was 42 degrees Celsius and Bolangir, where 41. 7 ° C. It was the second and third most hot positions in the country. Chandrapur in Maharashtra finished fourth with 41. 6 ° C. This was the second consecutive day when Buddhist was the hottest place in the country. The temperature was recorded at 42.5 ° C on Saturday.
Lu’s havoc in Odisha
The Meteorological Department said that a large part of Odisha, especially in the western region, had a situation of heat stroke on Sunday. The Indian Meteorological Department said that the maximum temperature was recorded at least seven places in Odisha including Buddhist, Jharsuguda and Bollengir, more than 40 degrees Celsius. Other places to record temperatures above 40 ° C include Angul (41. 1), Titlagarh (40. 5), Sundargarh (40. 3) and Bhawanipatna (40. 2). The maximum temperatures in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack were 36. 8 and 37 degrees Celsius respectively.
Alert issued for these places
The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert on Monday for Jharsuguda, Sambalpur and Kalahandi, forecasting the heatstroke for the next two days. Orange alerts for Sundargarh, Sonpur, Kalahandi, Buddhist and Bolangir districts have been issued for Handhar, Angul, Dhenkanal and Mayurbhanj districts. IMD said that there will be hot and humid weather on Monday at some places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Puri, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati.
Rainfall for four days from March 19
The IMD has estimated thunderstorms for four days from March 19. During this time people are expected to get relief from heat stroke. The IMD has advised people not to leave children or pets in vehicles parked for a long time. It suggested that people visiting rallies or ceremonies should take the necessary precautions to avoid staying in contact with summer. Avoid alcohol, tea, coffee and carbonated soft drinks, which dehydrate the body. The Meteorological Office said in a advice that keep the animals in cold places and make arrangements for drinking water for them.
Delhi’s air satisfactory
In Delhi, the air quality was in the “satisfactory” category on Sunday for the second consecutive day and AQI 99 was recorded. Delhi was recorded in the last three years on Saturday in the last three years compared to any day of the period between January 1 and March 15, when the Air Quality Index (AQI) was 85. This was also the first day of 2025 when the air quality was recorded in the “satisfactory” category. According to IMD, on Sunday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 31 degrees Celsius, which is three degrees above normal and the minimum temperature was 18 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department has projected strong winds in Delhi on Monday and the maximum temperature of 32 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature is around 17 degrees Celsius.
How will the weather be till 20 March?
- There is a possibility of a warm wave to a severe wave in the interiors of Odisha from 16 to 18 March.
- There is a possibility of warm wave in Jharkhand, Vidarbha, North Telangana, Chhattisgarh on 16 March in Jharkhand, West Bengal on 16 and 17 March and a warm wave in northern interior Karnataka on 18 to 20 March.
- On 16 and 17 March, there may be thunderstorms with strong winds in Northeast India and heavy snowfall at one or two places in Arunachal Pradesh.
- There is a possibility of light rains in some areas with thunderstorms with strong winds in eastern Central India from 20 to 23 March.
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