Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a yellow warning for dense fog in several Odisha districts during the next three days. Shallow to moderate fog occurred at one or two places over the districts of Odisha with dense fog at one or two places in Angul, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Khurda, and Nayagarh.
Meanwhile, light to moderate rainfall occurred at many places in north interior Odisha and one or two places over the districts of north coastal and south interior Odisha. The chief amount of rainfall was recorded in Hindol (Dhenkanal), Kirmira (Jharsuguda), Tensa (Sundargarh), Lephripara (Sundargarh), Keonjhargarh (Keonjhargarh), Lahunipara (Sundargarh), Banaigarh (Sundargarh), Jhumpura (Keonjhar), Jharsuguda (Jharsuguda), Gurundia (Sundargarh), Rajgangpur (Sundargarh), Tangarpali (Sundargarh), Sharpada (Keonjhar), Kutra (Sundargarh), Ullunda (Sonepur), and Ghatagaon (Keonjhar).
The minimum temperatures observed appreciable fall at one or two places over in north interior Odisha and no large change elsewhere in Odisha. They were appreciably below normal at one or two places, markedly above normal at a few places over the districts of interior Odisha, appreciably above normal at a few places in Odisha, above normal at many places over the districts of coastal Odisha, and at one or two places over the districts of interior Odisha and normal elsewhere in Odisha.
The highest maximum temperature of 32.3°C was recorded at Malkangiri and the lowest minimum temperature of 13.5°C was recorded at Sundargarh in the plains of Odisha.
Weather forecast and warning for districts of Odisha:
Day 1 (Valid up to 0830 hrs IST of 22.01.2024)
Light rain\thundershower is very likely to occur at one or two places in north Odisha, Khurda, Puri, Ganjam, and Nayagarh and dry weather is very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha. Shallow to moderate fog is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of north Odisha and one or two places in Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Dense fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Bhadrak, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Bolangir.
Day 2 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 22.01.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 23.01.2024)
Light rain\thundershower very likely to occur at one or two places in coastal Odisha and dry weather is very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha. Shallow to moderate fog is very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of south coastal Odisha and one or two places over the rest of Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Dense fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, and Jagatsinghpur.
Day 3 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 23.01.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 24.01.2024)
Light to moderate rain\thundershower is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of north coastal Odisha, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, and Dhenkanal, while dry weather is very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha. Shallow to moderate fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Odisha.
Yellow Warning (Be updated): Dense fog is very likely to occur at one or two places in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Boudh, Sonepur, and Bolangir.
Day 4 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 24.01.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 25.01.2024)
Light to moderate rain\thundershower is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of coastal Odisha, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, and Kandhamal and dry weather is very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
Day 5 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 25.01.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 26.01.2024)
Light to moderate rain\thundershower is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of south coastal Odisha and dry weather is very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
Day 6 (Valid from 0830 hrs IST of 26.01.2024 to 0830 hrs IST of 27.01.2024)
Dry weather is very likely to prevail over the districts of Odisha.
