Cold, Dry Weather to Prevail Across Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Dense fog occurred in one or two places over the districts of Koraput and Kandhamal in south interior Odisha during the last 24 hours. Shallow fog has occurred at one or two places over the districts of Kalahandi and Keonjhar in interior Odisha. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), minimum temperatures observed no large change over the districts of Odisha. They were appreciably below normal at one or two places over the districts of interior Odisha, below normal at a few places over the districts of interior Odisha, and in one or two places over the districts of coastal Odisha, above normal at one or two places over the districts of Interior Odisha and normal elsewhere over the districts of Odisha. The highest maximum temperature of 30.4°C was recorded at Paralakhemundi and the lowest minimum temperature of 8.0°C was recorded at Phulbani in the plains of Odisha. Other places that recorded night temperature below 10°C include Kirei (8.2°C), G. Udaygiri (8.6°C), Rourkela (8.8°C), Angul (9°C), Ranitaal (9.4°C), Daringbadi (9.4°C), Sundargarh (9.5°C), Keonjhar (9.6°C), Koraput (9.6°C), and Jharsuguda (9.8°C) The minimum temperature in the capital city Bhubaneswar was 13.4°C, while Cuttack recorded 13.5°C. According to the weather office, the cold wave sweeping Odisha is likely to continue till December 17 and there will be some respite thereafter owing to the influence of western disturbances. In general, the weather across the state will remain dry but some places may experience light rain from December 22.

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