Cold Wave Conditions In Odisha To Aggravate Further From Sunday

Bhubaneswar: The cold wave conditions prevailing in several parts of Odisha is expected to aggravate further and continue for a week, SOA’s Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) here informed on Friday.

“The present cold wave condition was caused by the cyclonic circulations over south Bay of Bengal and South China Sea along Thailand coast, which supported the flow of north-westerly and north-north-westerly dry cold wind in the lower atmosphere from the colder region of Afghanistan-Pakistan through the north-west part of India,” CEC Director S C Sahu, said.

The two systems are expected to intensify further, he said.

Sahu further said that an upper air trough stretched from Jammu and Kashmir to the Arabian Sea cutting across north-west India is moving towards the east and might reach the Bay of Bengal along Odisha coast by December 19.

The cold wave conditions will aggravate further between December 19 and 24 due to the combination of the north-westerly wind flow in the lower and upper atmosphere along with clear sky conditions for radiational cooling from the surface of the earth, he said.

“The winter chill might decrease slightly due to change in wind direction and western disturbance in the north-west part of India from Christmas day,” he added.

The India Meteorological Department has also forecast a drop in the night temperature with the mercury plummeting 3-4 degrees below normal during the next four to five days.

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