Mercury Drops Across Odisha; Touches 15 Degree C At Cuttack & Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: With winter gradually setting in, the mercury dropped across Odisha and G Udaygiri in Kandhamal district turned out to be the coldest place in the state recording 9.4 degree Celsius.

In the plains, Keonjhar recorded the minimum night temperature of 9.8 degree Celsius as the mercury dropped to 15 degree Celsius of below in many places of the state.

The temperature also fell considerably in the twin city of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. While the state capital recorded a minimum temperature of 15.7 degree Celsius, the mercury fell to 15 degree Celsius in the millennium city of Cuttack, the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said.

There was an appreciable fall in minimum temperature (night temperature) at many places. The IMD has forecast further drop in the night temperature by 2-3 degree Celsius during next 2 days.

The MeT Centre said that the minimum temperature in the state may plummet to 9 degree Celsius at Koraput town and Phulbani in Kandhamal by December 13-14 with Sundargarh and Rourkela at 10 degree Celsius each. Most places in the state may record temperature below 20 degree Celsius by then.

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