Bhubaneswar: As the winter chill made a comeback in Odisha, Kirei in Sundargarh district remained the coldest place in the state in the last 24 hours recording 6.7 degree Celsius, the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said on Saturday.
As per the MeT Centre, at least 12 places in the state recorded minimum (night) temperatures below 12 degree Celsius. The mercury dropped to ten degree Celsus and below in six places.
Kirei was followed by Sundargarh aat 7.4 degree Celsius, Rourkela 8.9 degree, Angul 9 degree, Jharsuguda 9.4 degree and both Keonjhar & Koraput 10 degree Celsius.
State capital Bhubaneswar recorded a minimum temperature of 14.4 degree Celsius, while the mercury stood at 13.2 degree Celsius in Cuttack. The temperature was 1.6 degree Celius below normal in both the cities.
Meanwhile, MeT Centre has issued cold wave warning for the state. “With cold and dry wind blowing into the state from north-west direction, a few districts in North Interior Odisha are likely to experience cold wave conditions during the next two days,” the weather agency posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday.
Cold wave condition is likely at one or two places in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Deogarh, and Angul.
Dense fog may also occur at one or two places in Cuttack, Boudh, Sonepur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Khurda, Ganjam, Gajapati, Nayagarh, Rayagada and Koraput.
Shallow to moderate fog is also likely at a few places in South Odisha and at one or two places in North Coastal Odisha, Angul, and Dhenkanal.
While there will be no large change in the minimum temperature during next 3 days and it is likely to rise gradually by 2-3 degree Celsius thereafter, it added.
