Bhubaneswar: The cold wave prevailing across Odisha has intensified with at least 11 places in the state recording minimum temperatures of 10°C or below in the last 24 hours under the influence of cold winds blowing from the north-northwest. According to the regional center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar, 30 places in the state recorded minimum temperatures of below 15°C while shallow to dense fog occurred in most places.
Udayagiri in Odisha’s Kandhamal district was the coldest place in the state last night with a minimum temperature of 6.5°C.
Other places that recorded minimum temperatures of below 10°C include Kirei (7.0°C), Phulbani (8.5°C), Koraput (8.7°C), Keonjhar (8.8°C), Sundargarh (9.0°C), Jharsuguda (9.2°C), Daringbadi (9.5°C), Angul (9.6°C), Rourkela (9.6°C), and Ranitaal (10°C). The minimum temperature in the Similipal Reserve Forest was around 1°C-2°C.
The minimum temperatures in the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar were 13.5°C and 13.8°C respectively.
The severe cold in several places in Odisha has affected normal life as shallow to dense fog occurred in several places of the state reducing visibility considerably.
The weather conditions are likely to remain unchanged for the next 3-4 days, the weather office said, adding that some places in the state may experience light rain on December 21 and 22 under the influence of western disturbances.
