Yellow Warning for Dense Fog in 15 Odisha Districts Till Jan 5

Bhubaneswar: The IMD on Wednesday issued a yellow warning for dense fog in 15 districts of Odisha till January 5. Added to it, light rain was predicted to happen at some places in the state this week.

According to the IMD forecast; Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj, Khurdha, Puri, Angul, Boudh, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Rayagada and Koraput are likely to experience dense fog on January 4 and 5.

There may be light rain or thundershower at one or two places in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj on January 5 and 6. Otherwise, dry weather will continue across the state.

During the past 24 hours, at least 12 places in Odisha experienced night temperatures of 12°C or lower. Mercury was at the lowest in Koraput at 8°C. Other places with night temperatures below 12°C were G Udayagiri (8.2°C) and Daringbadi (8.5°C). Phulbani recorded 9.5°C, Semiliguda in Koraput recorded 9.7°C, Ranital in Bhadrak recorded 10.2°C, Nabarangpur recorded 10.6°C, Koenjhar recorded 10.8°C, Kirei recorded at 11.5°C, Angul recorded 11.6, and Rourkela recorded 12°C.

Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 15.9°C and 14.5°C respectively.