Bhubaneswar: With a steady fall in the night temperature, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the cold wave will set in Odisha in a week.
“With heavy snowfall in the Himalayan regional, the condition is now favourable for the blowing of northerly winds towards the central and eastern region. With no change in the weather condition in Odisha till next week, the state is expected to experience a cold wave in the next one week,” the IMD said in a release.
An evening release by the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar on Thursday said the night temperature remained below 20 degree Celsius in most parts of Odisha including the coastal belt.
While Daringibadi in Kandhamal district recorded the lowest night temperature at 11 degree Celsius, the temperature remained under 15 degrees in Sonepur (14.6), Titlagarh (14.1), Phulbani (13.8), Koraput (13.6), Sundargarh (12.5) and Angul (13.6).
Apart from this, the temperature hovered under 20 degree Celsius in Balasore (16.6), Chandbali (18), Cuttack (16.2), Paradip (19.6), Puri (19.8), Baripada (17.4), Jharsuguda (17), Keonjhar (16), Sambalpur (16.5), Hirakud (17.7), Talcher (18.2), Bhawanipatna (16.2) and Balangir (18).
The night temperature in the state capital remained at 17.8 degree Celsius.
People in the interior districts like Kandhamal, Sundargarh, Koraput and Angul have been comforting themselves by lighting a fire in the night. Most of the trading establishments in the urban areas in these districts are closed by 8 pm, reports said.
Bhubaneswar: Odisha cycling star Swasti Singh won three more silver medals on the second and…
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer of Odisha cadre Tuhin Kanta Pandey was on Saturday appointed…
Bhubaneswar: Kabir Hans won the singles title in the MOSF-AITA-OTA Gurukul Mens 1 Lakh Tennis…
New Delhi: He had created the world’s smallest vacuum cleaner in 2020. Having lost the…
Bhubaneswar: Celebrated singer Kalaimamani Dr OS Arun and his orchestra captivated the audience with Carnatic…
Bhubaneswar: Ace Odisha shooter Shriyanka Sadangi boosted her National rankings by securing first position in…
Bhubaneswar: Thundershower accompanied by lightning is likely to occur in some parts of five districts…
Mumbai: In politics, there is no love lost even between family members. Furious at the…