Bhubaneswar: Minimum temperatures (night temperatures) are plunging rapidly across Odisha with the onset of winter. Several places in the state experienced minimum temperatures of below 10°C in the last 24 hours intensifying the winter chills.
The sudden drop in mercury has been attributed to the dry winds blowing from the north-northwest direction.
According to the regional center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar, G. Udaygiri in Khandamal district recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 7.2°C in Odisha during the last 24 hours, while the mercury plunged sharply in several other places too. The minimum temperature in Kirei and Keonjhar was 9.4°C, while Daringbadi recorded 9.5°C.
Winter chills were also felt in Phulbani (10°C), Angul (10.6°C), Sundargarh town (11°C), Koraput (11.2°C), and Rourkela (11.3°C).
The minimum temperature in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack were 14.6°C and 14.5°C.
Shallow to dense fog also occurred in several places in Odisha reducing visibility considerably. The weather office said that there will be no change in the weather conditions during the next week.
