Bhubaneswar: Winter chill is back across Odisha with the minimum temperatures (night temperatures) dropping to below 10°C in at least ten places in the state during the last 24 hours. At the same time, dense fog occurred in several places across the state reducing visibility significantly. Otherwise, dry weather prevailed in Odisha, the regional center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar said in its midday bulletin on Sunday.
Shallow to moderate fog has occurred at one or two places in Odisha with dense fog at one or two places over Kandhamal and Ganjam districts.
The minimum temperatures observed appreciable fall at one or two places over the districts of south interior Odisha and no large change elsewhere over the districts of Odisha. The highest maximum temperature of 31.4°C was recorded at Paralakhemundi and the lowest minimum temperature of 8.7°C was recorded at Rourkela in the plains of Odisha.
Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha:
Day 1 (Valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 15.01.2024)
Dry weather is very likely to prevail over the districts of Odisha. Shallow to moderate fog is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of coastal Odisha and one or two places over the districts of interior Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Dense fog is likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Koraput.
Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 15.01.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 16.01.2024)
Dry weather is very likely to prevail over the districts of Odisha. Shallow to moderate fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Odisha.
Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 16.01.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 17.01.2024)
Dry weather is very likely to prevail over the districts of Odisha. Shallow to moderate fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Odisha.
Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 17.01.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 18.01.2024)
Light rain is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj, and dry weather is very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 18.01.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 19.01.2024)
Light rain is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, and Bhadrak and dry weather very likely to prevail over the remaining districts of Odisha.
Day 6 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 19.01.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 20.01.2024)
Dry weather is very likely to prevail over the districts of Odisha.
Day 7 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 20.01.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 21.01.2024)
Dry weather is very likely to prevail over the districts of Odisha.
There is unlikely to be any large change in the minimum temperature at many places over the districts of Odisha during the next 4-5 days.
