Bhubaneswar: Several places in Odisha, including the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, were shrouded in dense fog on Wednesday, while some places experienced light rain in the morning hours.
According to the regional office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), light rain is continuing in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack and some parts of north interior Odisha, including Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh adjoining Sonepur, and Bolangir districts in north coastal Odisha.
While the night temperatures were higher than normal in many places of the state during the last 24 hours, the difference between the day and nighttime temperatures is less and it feels colder.
According to the regional weather office, the state capital witnessed a further drop in the night temperature, recording 16°C in the last 24 hours. The city had recorded 16.4°C on Tuesday and 17.2°C on Monday. Cuttack saw a slight rise in the mercury level at 15.6°C, compared to 14.5°C on Tuesday.
Jharsuguda recorded a maximum day temperature of 18.2°C, Sambalpur 18.7°C, and Rourkela 19.6°C due to cloudy weather on Tuesday.
The weather office has forecast that foggy conditions during morning hours will continue in some districts of the state till Thursday and the weather is likely to change from Friday. It has also predicted that the night temperature is likely to drop by 2°C to 3°C in the state during the next three days.
