Bhubaneswar: The mercury plummeted to 11 degree Celsius and below at nine places in Odisha with Koraput being the coldest at 7.8 degree Celsius in the last 24 hours, the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Department informed on Thursday.
Daringbadi, G Udayagiri and Phulbani, all in Kandhamal district, recorded 8.5, 9.4 and 10 degree Celsius respectively, followed by Keonjhar at 10.3 degree Celsius, Ranital in Bhadrak at 10.6 degree Celsius, Semiliguda in Koraput at 10.7, Kirei in Sundargarh at 10.7 degree Celsius and Angul at 11 degree Celsius.
The twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar recorded 14.5 and 16 degree Celsius, respectively.
According to the weather agency, very dense fog engulfed Rourkela this morning, restricting visibility to 50 metres. Phulbani, Koraput, Sonepur, Cuttack and Nayagarh also witnessed dense fog. Shallow and moderate fog was seen in Bhawanipatna and Keonjhar.
The Met office has issued yellow warning of dense fog for 2 more days.
From 8.30 am on January 4 till 8.30 am on January 5
Dense fog may occur at one or two places in Angul, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Khurda, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput, Sonepur, Balangir, Sambalpur and Boudh districts.
Shallow to moderate fog is also likely at a few places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj, Khurda, Puri, Angul, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput and one or two places in rest districts of Odisha.
From 8.30 am on January 5 till 8.30 am on January 6
Dense fog is also likely at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj, Khurda, Puri, Angul, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput,Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam, and Nayagarh districts.
Shallow to moderate fog is also likely at a few places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Nabarangpur, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Ganjam, Puri, Nayagarh and at one or two places in Interior Odisha.
It has also forecast light or thundershower at a few places for two days.
January 5
Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj
January 6
Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj
Dry weather will prevail thereafter. There will also be no change in the minimum temperature during the next 5 days when it is expected to remain 2 to 3 degree Celsius above many places in the state, it added.
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