Bhubaneswar, May 6 -- The overcast sky has brought slight relief from the blistering heat on Monday with the Nor'wester rains likely to lash parts of Odisha in the next four days, predicted the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar. People in several Odisha districts, who were battered by the heat wave, experienced slightly cool weather today.

The intensity of the heatwave in the state has decreased slightly with the weather department predicting rain lashing for the next 4 days in different parts of the state.

As per reports, Nor'wester rain accompanied by gusty surface wind and thunderstorm is likely to lash parts of Odisha till May 9. The extent of rain will increase from tomorrow i.e. May 7 and there will be heavy rainfall f...