Odisha

Night Temp At Most Places In Odisha To Remain Below 20°C Till Month-End: CEC

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will continue to experience a fall in night temperature till October 30 with most of the places in the state registering a minimum temperature of less than 20 degree Celsius, SOA’s Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) here said on Friday.

A CEC bulletin said incursion of moisture from the Bay of Bengal towards the coast would commence from October 31, causing a gradual increase of water vapour over land which would lead to a rise in night temperature.

There may be light rain over coastal districts on November 1 and 2, it said, adding, that the rise in night temperature would continue till November 5 after which it would gradually decrease.

Notably, Kandhamal and Koraput districts recorded the lowest temperature of around 12°C each while 21 other places in the state saw the mercury dropping below 20°C in the last 24 hours.

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The India Meteorological Department has forecast dry weather for Odisha with no large change in the maximum and minimum temperature for the next four to five days. However, it has predicted light to moderate rain and thundershowers at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, and Gajapati on October 31. A similar forecast has been made for Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Ganjam, and Puri on November 1.