Odisha Registers ‘Appreciable’ Fall In Temperature; G Udaygiri Coldest With 6 Degree Celsius

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha witnessed appreciable fall in minimum temperature with G Udaygiri in Kandhamal district recording 6 degree Celsius in the last 24 hours.

According to mid-day bulletin of the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD), minimum temperatures observed marked fall at one or two places in south interior Odisha and appreciable fall at a few places.

G Udaygiri was followed by Kirei in Kandhamal district with 7.6 degree Celsius, Phulbani with 8 degree, Daringbadi with 9 degree and Jharsuguda with 9.2 degree.

The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded minimum temperature of 16.1 and 15.5 degree Celsius respectively.

The highest maximum temperature of 33 degree Celsius was recorded at Boudh, Malkangiri and Nayagarh.

Dense fog was reported from one or two places in Ganjam district and shallow to moderate fog at one or two places in Cuttack, Gajapati and Kalahandi.

The IMD forecast that minimum temperature (night temperature) is very likely to slightly fall by about 2 degree Celsius during next 24 hours and rise gradually by 2-3 degree in subsequent 3 to 4 days in many places across the state.